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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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Reviewing Accounting Audit Standards

The top article in today’s Nikkei says that the Financial Services Agency may revise accounting-audit standards as early as next year, requiring companies to retain written documen…

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Contemporary Japanese Music

Today, at around half past 11 in the morning, I was listening to NHK FM in the car when some interesting Japanese music came on. It sounded like an ensemble of a low-pitched twenty…

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