中国和日本作为坐落于世界东方的两个大国,在如今的世界经济格局中处于举足轻重的位置。数据显示,中国自2007年起成为日本最大的贸易国,日中贸易占日本对外贸易总量19.3%。同时,中国持有大量日本国债,统计显示,截至2011年底持有额达到史上最高的18万亿日元。中国对于日本经济的重要性不言而喻,本文将从日本经济的特点出发,分析中日贸易对于日本经济的重要性。 As the two great nations that are located in the east of the world, China and Japan are decisive in today’s world economic situation. Data show that China has become Japan’s largest trading nation since 2007, with Japan-China trade accounting for 19.3% of Japan’s total foreign trade. At the same time, China holds a large amount of Japanese government bonds. Statistics show that as of the end of 2011, it has held the highest record of 18 trillion yen. The importance of China to Japan’s economy is self-evident. This article will set out from the characteristics of Japan’s economy and analyze the importance of Sino-Japanese trade to Japan’s economy.