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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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Converting Video to DVD

While turning the shelves upside down during a major clean-up, I found a video from 1991. It was a Hi-8 video. When I watched it for the first time in a while, the tape had deterio…

Lucky Bags, Soon a Sad Tale

I went to Bic Camera in Tachikawa and bought lucky bags. I bought a ¥2,000 software bag and a ¥10,000 MP3 bag. The first one I bought was the ¥2,000 software bag.

Silvester Concert

I went to the Silvester Concert held at Tokyo Opera City. The concert featured mainly Hungarian works, and the Santa Gypsy Band also took part. The cimbalom was made by Bohak. It w…

Sold Out: Christmas Concert 2004

Well, it is over. The Christmas Concert, that is. It was scheduled to begin at 10, but when I went outside at about 9:40, there was a very long line wrapping all the way around the…

I Bought a Hard Disk Recorder

On the evening of the 23rd, I went to Bic Camera in Tachikawa to buy an HDD & DVD recorder. My wife was going to Akishima Civic Hall to see our daughter’s opera performa…

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