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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
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2015
Tokyo watching Greek developments closely to guard against market volatility
Japanese policymakers on Monday pledged to work closely to guard against financial market volatility after Greek voters rejected eurozone austerity measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 6, 2015
Despite uncertain future, Greek referendum voters resoundingly reject bailout terms
Having squarely rejected the terms of new financial aid for their cash-strapped country, Greece wakes up to an uncertain future on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2015
Greeks deeply divided heading into crucial vote
Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets on Friday in rival rallies that laid bare the deep divide heading into a referendum that may decide the country's future in Europe's single currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 4, 2015
Does Greek vote befit the birthplace of democracy?
When Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras dropped the bombshell of a popular plebiscite on the tough demands of creditors keeping Greece afloat, he cited the country's pedigree as the "birthplace of democracy."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2015
Referendum won't end Greek drama
Germany and the rest of the euro region are bracing for more Greek political upheaval followed by tortuous negotiations, even if the country votes for more austerity in Sunday's referendum.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2015
The real reason Tsipras wants a referendum
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' five-month game of high-risk brinksmanship with creditors has backfired and now he needs a way to save face.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 30, 2015
For Japan, lesson from Greek crisis is to keep on spending
As one of the most indebted countries in the developed world, the crisis unfolding in Greece is causing a moment of self-reflection for Japan.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2015
Greece may find it easier to close banks than reopen them
Capital controls imposed in Greece are likely to stay in place for months and its banks may need billions of euros of new capital or even face nationalization under a lengthy financial rebuilding, industry sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2015
For Europe's anti-establishment ranks, Tsipras an unlikely hero
European anti-establishment parties of all political colours are rallying behind Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in his standoff with creditors, which threatens to force Athens out of the eurozone and undermine the single currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 30, 2015
Greek default fears send Dow plunging; volatility spikes
U.S. stocks extended their losses in heavy trading on Monday after a collapse in Greek bailout talks intensified fears that the country could be the first to exit the eurozone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2015
With possible 'Grexit,' Merkel fears 'blowing up Europe' for third time
"If you break it, you own it," former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell warned President George W. Bush before his invasion of Iraq.
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.

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