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Can Europe Regain “Payments Sovereignty”? The Launch of the European Network for Payments (ENP) and Implications for Japan

Can Europe Regain “Payments Sovereignty”? The Launch of the European Network for Payments (ENP) and Implications for Japan

On September 30, 2026, leading European payment providers announced the establishment of a new company, European Network for Payments (ENP). Its parti…

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Japanese Holiday Data for GanttProject 2.0

GanttProject is quite useful. It has been covered in various articles. However, every one of them says that Japanese holidays cannot be configured. Of course, that is not true. You…

IBM’s Google Ads

It somehow feels as though there have been a lot of Google ads from IBM lately. For example, ads appear for things like Identify the Issues! A Survey to Check Customers’ Deve…

The Peace Book

Todd Parr (translated by Natsuhiko Sakimura) Peace is making lots of friends. Peace is protecting the blue ocean for the fish. Peace is listening to all kinds of music. Peace is be…

Norabo: Udon with Beef Topping

The flavor is dashi soy sauce. Hmm, it tastes like bonito-and-kelp stock with mirin, sake, and soy sauce. The udon is Sanuki udon. The noodles are served hot from the pot, topped w…

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