Notes:
・affluent（形）: 裕福な、富裕な;
・tragedy（名）: 悲劇、悲しい事件、惨事;
・predict（動）: …を予言する、予測する;
・emerge（動）: 〈人が〉〔貧困・苦境から〕身を起こす、抜け出す;
・aim（動）: …することを目指す、努力する;
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Japan has always been regarded as one of the great innovators of the world – think autos, steel, but especially electronics. Some have argued that in the last 10 years Japan has seen a trend away from innovating as people become more affluent and comfortable. But with the tragedy of the earthquake some are predicting that Japan may emerge even stronger, just as after the war. Perhaps an early demonstration of this is Sony’s prediction that it is aiming to become the second largest player in the popular tablet PC market segment behind Apple within one year. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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