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...This perception gap may be the single biggest obstacle to closer regional ties. Japanese society remains suspicious of foreigners. Government surveys conducted in 2005 and 2006 found that nearly two-thirds of Japanese harbored negative feelings toward China, the highest percentages in more than two decades. Video game-loving software consultant Wu recalls how he was once walking to work - he held down five part-time jobs to afford his graduate-school tuition - and was stopped three times in 15 minutes by police demanding to see his alien registration card. During one stint when Wu toiled as a janitor...
...Despite creating ripples in the business world of late, India was nearly last in your competitiveness ranking. This is because India has not bridged the huge gap between the haves and the have-nots. Countries like India should emphasize economic equality so that they can climb the global business ladder. K. Chidanand Kumar, Bangalore, India
...best team in its conference, never mind the entire nation. Not to mention that the Crimson’s best player—Julie Chu ’07—graduated in June, and Harvard would be relying on a crop of untested newcomers to fill in the gap this year. Yes, the Crimson was still among the top 10 teams in the country, but could you really vote it No. 1 without even seeing it take the ice?Our mystery voter did, and continued to do so every week. And each week, the telepathic waves of mockery...
Throughout the game, the Crimson maintained a high level of intensity, a problem it has had in the past. Even deep into the second half, when the Providence lead grew, Harvard seemed to have a chance to close the gap...
...that brings up another crucial difference between Romney's predicament and Kennedy's. You could call it the fervor gap. Like the Southern Baptists, Mormons are a professing religion: they want to spread the word, win converts, save souls. This isn't a problem for a lot of Americans. But it is a problem for many conservative Christians. Many of them believe that if the G.O.P. nominates Romney - much less if the country elects him as President - Mormons will gain a stronger hand in the all-important business of saving souls. To them, the stakes of that struggle...