Japan has a high income-tax rate for the rich (45%), and the inheritance tax rate recently was raised to 55%. This makes it difficult to accumulate capital over generations – a trend that Piketty cites as a significant driver of inequality.
日本对富人征收高额所得税（45%），遗产税率最近也被提高到55%。这意味着难以在代际之间积累资本——这一趋势正是皮凯蒂所认为的不平等性的重要来源。