In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Japan's GDP by currency exchange rates was almost as large as that of the rest of Asia combined.
ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, dʒəpˈænz dʒˌiːdˌiːpˈiː baɪ kˈɜːɹənsi ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ ɹˈeɪts wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst æz lˈɑːɹdʒ æz ðæt ʌvðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ˈeɪʒə kəmbˈaɪnd.