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...Japan and China share a 2,000-year history, and have traded regional dominance back and forth numerous times. With China gathering strength while Japan falters, many Japanese conservatives see little but confrontation ahead. "China is not talking about friendship or an equal footing with Japan, it clearly wants regional leadership," says Yoichiro Sato, an associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu. "Japanese leaders haven't resigned themselves to this, and they will put up a fight to maintain their influence in the region...
Remember that sometimes it is healthy and natural for the dynamic of a friendship to change over the years. At the same time, I understand that it can be upsetting to lose touch with people that you care about, and so you should definitely discuss this with your friends, because they are most likely experiencing similar feelings...
Remember that no matter how much a friendship changes, the core that matters won’t disappear. This question particularly hits home for me. For a variety of reasons, I have only spoken with my best friend from high school a handful of times this year. But despite that, we still understand each other in a way that no one else would be able to. And whenever we do see each other, it doesn’t take long for that awkward lull to pass over...
...sense, however, that you are putting forth loads of effort into a friendship and getting not much back, it can be frustrating. This does not mean that your friends do not care about you, however. Keep in mind that everyone copes with transitions to college differently; so, give people time and space while letting them know that you’re there for them...
...Meantime, the media is keeping a close eye on these fragile but game new stars. A few weeks ago the Atlanta Constitution ran a lengthy piece on the Carter-Ford relationship, with Carter proclaiming , "I don't know of any basic philosophical differences between me and President Ford ...Our friendship is warm and enduring." The passage of time obviously increases understanding. Carter and Clinton both criticized Ford for pardoning Nixon in 1974; now both say Ford was right. Secretly, the Bush people chortle that Clinton on many issues has become a Republican...