But military ties between the two countries are not about to blossom.
ECONOMIST: Up to a point
Casting off the nationalistic dogma of the past 200 years, local traditions will blossom, not fade.
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Thousands of American tourists, clogging Washington's streets in search of cherry blossom, have every reason to be alarmed - except they do not seem to be.
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