Of course, Japan’s fiscal problems have been mounting for decades. Annual tax revenue has fallen 30% since the country’s property bubble burst in 1989, owing to slow growth and deflation, with tax cuts implemented as stimulus measures during the 1990’s recession playing a subsidiary role.
当然，日本的财政问题近几十年来一直没有解决。经济增长缓慢和通货紧缩导致1989年地产泡沫破裂后年度税收收入下降30%，20世纪90年代经济衰退期间所采取的减税刺激政策同样影响了税收收入。