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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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What Is Family?

The other day, shortly after Mother Teresa died, I watched what I think was an NHK documentary about the religious order she led and its work. The people gathered in that order had…

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Angry Japanese People

—The market has plunged since the start of the year. It has expressed no confidence in the government’s budget proposal, but the government…— In the January issue, I mentioned how…

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Get Angry, Japanese People

—A Ten-Trillion-Yen Tax Increase, but Only Seven Trillion Yen in Government-Bond Reduction: Are We Going to Let Them Keep Making Fools of Us?— As a result of the Liberal Democratic…

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