For the past month it has been obvious that Sharp, its stock now at around 200 yen, could be about to go under for the third and final time.

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Although the drop in the unemployment rate was surprisingly sharp, there is no obvious reason for it to reverse.

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But, as has become painfully obvious, the differences in perspective have become so sharp and deep that we are tearing ourselves apart.

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