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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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Pavane of Tranquility

—Mie Saito Marimba Recital: A Wind from Gaul— The Pavane was like Gould. Notes played with soft mallets, without rolls, dissolved one by one into the space of the wooden church bef…

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Stradivarius Summit Concert

Having recently become rather star-struck, after the 3 Great Tenors I went to another extremely star-struck concert: the Stradivarius Summit Concert. The concert was a project that…

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The 3 Great Tenors in Tokyo 1996

I went to the concert by the 3 Great Tenors at the National Kasumigaoka Stadium—the concert whose most expensive seats cost 70,000¥5,000. Since my wife was not feeling well, we too…

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