１９９７年度日本经济形势十分严峻，实际增长率估计为零甚至是负增长。导致这种局面的一个重要原因是，政府所采取的错误的财政紧缩政策使本来就“内需不足”的经济雪上加霜。同时，泡沫经济后遗症、改革与景气的矛盾成为困扰日本经济的两大重要因素。预计１９９８年度日本经济形势难以明显好转，如果政府采取有力的对策，可望在１９９８年下半年出现微弱的复苏迹象。我们对日本经济发生的问题应密切注视，深入分析其对我国的波及影响，并认真吸取其失败教训 Japan’s economic situation in 1997 was very harsh, with the actual growth rate estimated to be zero or even negative growth. An important reason for this situation is that the erroneous fiscal austerity measures adopted by the government make the economy already lacking domestic demand even worse. At the same time, the contradictions between the sequel to the bubble economy and the reform and prosperity have become two major factors that plague Japan’s economy. It is expected that the economic situation in Japan will not be significantly improved in 1998. If the government adopts a vigorous response, it is expected that there will be signs of a slight recovery in the second half of 1998. We should pay close attention to the problems that the Japanese economy is experiencing, deeply analyze its influence on our country and earnestly draw lessons from its failure