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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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Tug-of-War

Today, my daughter’s elementary school sports day was forcibly held despite a light rain. Thanks to good luck in the drawing (what a thing to use one’s luck on…), I got the 2nd spo…

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A Call from Kálmán Balogh

This morning, just as I was about to leave for my daughter’s sports day, I received a call from Kálmán Balogh. He said that a tax bill would arrive later for the cimbalom I b…

F900iT Finally Connected by Bluetooth

I finally connected the NTT DoCoMo F900iT that I bought the other day via Bluetooth. I actually wanted to synchronize it with Outlook 2003 over Bluetooth as well, but that does not…

Typhoon 22, Ma-on

Another typhoon. On top of that, a typhoon with a central pressure of 920 hPa, apparently the strongest in the past 10 years, is heading for a direct hit on Tokyo around nine tomor…

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A New Cimbalom Has Arrived

Today, I went with Junko to the Yokohama Royal Park Hotel to pick up a cimbalom. It was the one that Mr. Sándor Kuti’s band was playing at Café Flora on B1 (the white cimbalo…

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