As one of the world's major trading powers, Japan should be a leading player in the World Trade Organization and in trade policy forums. Yet despite being one of the main beneficiaries of the post-World War II open and multilateral trading system, Japan stands out as a retrograde mercantilist state.
作为世界主要贸易大国，日本本应在世贸组织和贸易政策论坛中发挥领导作用，但尽管身为二战后开放和多边贸易体系的主要受惠国，日本却在积极倡导落后的重商主义理论。