As for Japan, which in recent years has been Southeast Asian countries 'biggest source of foreign investment, and which has made an enormous contribution to their economic take-off, its own situation is currently little better than Hong Kong's or Singapore's.
至於近年來高居東南亞外資首位、對帶動當地經濟起飛貢獻很大的日本，眼前的情況也好不到哪裡去。