In this context, it is not surprising that Japan's “super-rich" remain a lot less wealthy than their counterparts in other countries. In the US, for example, the average income of the top one percent of households was $1,264,065 in 2012, according to the investment firm Sadoff Investment Research.
在这样的背景下，毫不奇怪日本“巨富”比其他国家的富豪穷得多。比如，根据萨多夫投资研究公司的数据，2012年美国最顶尖1%家庭的平均收入是1,264,065美元。在日本，最顶尖1%家庭的收入平均为240,000美元（按2012年汇率计算）。