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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2015
In Greece, it's not over even when an old lady faints at the ATM
Her money was inside, she was outside, and the bank wasn't going to open.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2015
At summit, EU hopes to deepen ties with China
The European Union will briefly put aside worries about Greece to broaden its relations with China at a summit in Brussels on Monday, hoping for Chinese investment in Europe's new infrastructure fund and support for a global climate deal.
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.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2015
Rift with Greece sends European Union into uncharted territory
Europe's grand project to bind its nations into an unbreakable union by means of a common currency has lurched into uncharted waters after EU governments refused funding to save Greece from defaulting on its debts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2015
Time for the European Union to let Greece go
The world, which owes much to ancient Athens' legacy, including the idea of democracy, is indebted to today's Athens for the reminder that reality does not respect a democracy's delusions.
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
WORLD / Politics
Jun 8, 2015
G-7 chiefs kick off Alpine summit by taking tough stance toward Russia, rule out 'Grexit'
Group of Seven leaders vowed at a summit in the Bavarian Alps on Sunday to keep sanctions against Russia in place until President Vladimir Putin and Moscow-backed separatists fully implement the terms of a peace deal for Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2015
The best and worst ways to default on sovereign debt
If Greece does decide to default, it should seek to make its path as smooth as possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2015
John Nash's game theory and Greece
Applying Nash's game theory to the Greek crisis shows that the best we can realistically expect is yet another attempt to postpone painful decisions.
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2015
Why Germany should pay reparations to Greece
Both the law and fairness suggest that Germany should pay Greece additional war reparations.
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2015
Blueprint for Greek recovery
The Greek finance minister envisions a grand recovery plan for his hard-hit economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2015
Greek-Russia ties bloom as default looms
The Greek election result may represent the first rumblings in 2015 of potential political and economic earthquakes on the European horizon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2015
Wife shields Greek finance minister from anarchist attack at restaurant
A group of self-styled anarchists threw glass objects at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife at an Athens restaurant late Tuesday, but she hugged him to shield him from the attack, the Finance Ministry said.
WORLD
Apr 8, 2015
German official slams Greek demands for WWII reparations as 'stupid'
Germany's economy minister branded Greece's demand for €278.7 billion in reparations from World War II as "stupid" on Tuesday, while the German opposition said Berlin should repay a forced loan dating from the Nazi occupation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015
Greece's worst option would be IMF default
The uncertainty over this week's payment to the IMF is just the latest episode of a multiyear tragedy for Greece and its creditors as they try to navigate a situation that has been managed too timidly for too long.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2015
Greece loses, European Union wins
In the first round of the battle for the euro, everybody technically just kicked the can down the road four months by extending the existing bailout arrangements for Greece. But Greece can't win.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2015
EU hangs tough, waiting for Greece to bend as euro wilts
European Union finance ministers piled pressure on Greece on Tuesday to remain in an international financial rescue program as the euro weakened on fears of disruption when Athens' credit lines expire in 10 days.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2015
China offers hand to Greece, seeks long-term access to port
Premier Li Keqiang has told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that China is prepared to boost investment in the debt-ridden country after conflicting messages about the sale of the country's biggest port.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2015
Germany rejects Greek claim for World War II reparations
Germany said on Monday there was "zero" chance of it paying World War II reparations to Athens, following a renewed demand from Greece's new leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

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