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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2015
Greeks, Germans and these so-called deadlines
Some of what has gone wrong with the tedious bailout talks between Greece and its northern European creditors can probably be attributed to cultural differences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015
Eurozone ultimatum: Greece has until Sunday to come up with debt deal
Eurozone members have given Greece until the end of the week to come up with a proposal for sweeping reforms in return for loans that will keep the country from crashing out of Europe's currency bloc and into economic ruin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015
What now for Greece, euro?
Most Greeks know the current approach isn't working, that's why they voted against a third bailout.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015
Why the euro experiment is destined to fail
The euro is destined to fail because it imposes a common monetary policy on economies that requires different ones.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015
Greeks stand up to 'lemon socialism'
The latest restructuring attempt has been emphatically rejected by the Greek people as little more than a bailout for European creditors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015
The Greeks have voted, now kick them out
Now that Greece has voted overwhelmingly against a compromise that would have allowed Europe to continue financing it, it must be forced out of the eurozone and perhaps the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 5, 2015
German Euroskeptic party's founder ousted by rival who plans to focus on immigration
The founder of the Euroskeptic party Alternative for Germany (AfD) lost a leadership vote on Saturday to his main rival, heralding a new focus on immigration for a party that was set up to oppose the euro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2015
Euro faces existential threat with Greece's membership in jeopardy
Three years after Mario Draghi pledged to do whatever it took, within his mandate, to save the euro, the breakdown in the Greek rescue talks is calling into question the integrity of the entire currency union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2015
Greece's Tsipras isn't on the side of democracy
The question for Greeks today is whether they think the leftist policies of Syriza will give them a better future with default, capital controls and the drachma.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 12, 2015
England's qualification for Euro 2016 a virtual certainty
For a week we have been told how boring England were in the 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland. How Roy Hodgson's tactics are sterile. How the England players wear a tactical strait-jacket.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2015
Europe's poisoned chalice of economic growth
In developing countries, it is said that good times are bad times for economic reform. Welcome to developing Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2015
EU’s easy-money endgame
The euro has brought a balance-of-payments crisis to Europe, just as the gold standard did in the 1920s. Only one difference exists between the two episodes: In today's crisis, huge international rescue packages have been available.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 26, 2015
Hard to be optimistic about England's outlook
Roy Hodgson is pleased with the progress England has made since the debacle of Brazil 2014.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2015
Europe needs a stronger security architecture
The Euro-Atlantic region's existing security architecture is not up to the task of resolving the current crisis in Ukraine and increasing cooperation and stability in the region.
WORLD
Jan 1, 2015
Lithuania joins euro as tensions with Russia rise
Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to anchor itself in Europe as its former master Russia flexes its military muscle in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2014
Signpost says more eurozone deficit financing
The only question about European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's recent speech to central bankers in which he implied that avoiding a eurozone breakup will require increased fiscal deficits is how openly that reality will be admitted.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 5, 2014
Yen hits six-year low as ECB jumps on stimulus bandwagon
The yen sinks close to a six-year low after the European Central Bank announces a decision to engage in unprecedented monetary easing, weakening the euro.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2014
Debt runup looms as next phase of euro crisis
The euro crisis has passed through six phases so far. The seventh phase of the crisis appears to be one of enhanced moral hazard, stemming from a runup in debt.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2013
Angela Merkel's pyrrhic victory
Converting all outstanding European government bonds — with the exception of Greece's — into Eurobonds would be by far the best remedy for resolving the euro crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2013
France must lead breakup of euro
For France and for the euro system, the best strategy is to dismantle the monetary union from the top — via the exit of Germany and the other most competitive countries.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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