"I like Bush better because he is close to our prime minister," she said. "I think he is good for Japan and supportive of Japan and he has a nice personality."
In India's high-tech hub of Bangalore, executive L.S. Ram watched election coverage from his office in a business process outsourcing firm.
A cricket test match between India and Australia was also going to be shown live on television in the cricket-mad nation, but Ram was foregoing sports for the day.
"This is more exciting" than cricket, he said between phone calls to clients. "The whole event is very exciting."



