犬与鬼
Dogs and Demons
Alex Kerr · 初版 2001 年
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“在一个古老的故事中，一位中国皇帝询问他的宫廷画师，最容易和最难画的题材分别是什么。画师回答说：‘画狗难，画鬼易。’在长期居住日本的专家兼观察家 Alex Kerr 看来，日本的‘狗’是指维系生态与文化责任型经济的关键活动，而权宜的‘鬼’则是如今推平并用水泥覆盖了日本大片土地的价值数百万美元的政客工程（boondoggles）。”“Dogs and Demons 讲述了日本众所周知的现代成就背后的阴暗面故事。因为日本所面临的问题远不止其……”
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推荐 Alex Kerr 写的关于日本的书《犬与鬼》（Dogs and Demons）。虽然有点年头了（2001年的），但对于了解过去几十年日本到底存在哪些具体问题，依然是一本极佳的读物。
I would recommend Alex Kerr's 'Dogs and Demons' book about Japan. It is kind of old (2001) but it is still a great read about what have been some of the specific problems from Japan these past decades.
……美国。如果深入了解一下日本，就会发现作为一个第一世界国家，它其实相当腐败——倒不是印度那种腐败方式，但我个人觉得尤其比美国更严重。《犬与鬼》（Dogs and Demons，A. Kerr 著）里到处都是例子，讲述腐败如何导致资源严重错配、掩盖环境污染、政治优待、裙带关系等等，最终导致了……
…the US. If one were to read up on Japan, it's clear that for a first world country, it's rather corrupt --not the same way, say Indis is corrupt, but still, I feel more so than the US, specifically. Dogs and Demons (A. Kerr) is filled with instances how corruption has contributed to massive misallocation of resources, coverups of environmental contamination, political favoritism, cronyism, etc. resulting in the…
……在日本一直在发生的事。为了刺激经济增长，他们搞了这种被误导、适得其反的尝试，字面意义上把生态敏感区给水泥硬化了，到处修“通往虚无的桥”。详情可以参阅 Alex Kerr 的《犬与鬼：现代日本的黑暗面》（Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan）。https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780809039432
…been happening in Japan. They have literally paved over ecologically sensitive sites and built bridges to nowhere in a misguided, counterproductive attempt to stimulate economic growth. For details see "Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan" by Alex Kerr. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780809039432
我建议你读读 Alex Kerr 写的《犬与鬼》（Dogs & Demons），里面专门讲了现代日本的土地利用问题。
I'd recommend you read "Dogs & Demons" by Alex Kerr, which is specifically about land use in modern Japan.
……https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/762585.Yakuza 要想深入了解现代日本阴暗的一面，我全力推荐这两本书：https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254259.Japan 和 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93803.Dogs_and_Demons。两本都让人大开眼界。第一本是必读的全面概述。后者侧重于二战后的“土木建筑国家”（construction state），但千万别被这主题劝退，因为建筑行业其实……
…https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/762585.Yakuza To get a grasp of the darker sides of modern Japan, I wholly recommend these two books: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254259.Japan and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93803.Dogs_and_Demons Both are real eye openers. The first is a must-read and very good overview. The latter concentrates on post-WW2's construction state but don't be repelled by that, because the construction sector is…
……现在的建筑公司，这是一个长期存在极其疯狂腐败的行业——这也部分解释了为什么大多数河流都修了毫无必要的水泥护岸，美其名曰“防洪”。参见 Alex Kerr 的《犬与鬼》（Dogs and Demons，http://alex-kerr.com/html/dogs___demons__english_.html）。顺便提个真人真事，我认识一个人在冈崎（名古屋外围的一个城市）有套房子。有人看中了这块地想……
…construction companies now, an industry where there's been a wild amount of corruption for a long time- in part why most rivers have completely unnecessary concrete banks, ostensibly for "flood control". See "Dogs and Demons" by Alex Kerr (http://alex-kerr.com/html/dogs___demons__english_.html). Anecdotally, I know someone who owned a house in Okazaki (a city outside of Nagoya). Someone decided they wanted the land for a…