Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent says the prospect of staging the delayed Tokyo Olympics this summer is “ludicrous” as opposition to the Games continues to grow in the host country ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO 2020 Olympics one year to go
President Thomas Bach speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo during the "One Year to Go" ceremony for Tokyo 2020 olympic games in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Photo by Keizo Mo ... ( read original story ...)
VirnetX Hires Chief Operating Officer for Japan Licensing
PRNewswire/ -- VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (US NYSE: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that it has hired Darl McBride as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Erases $200 Billion In Market Value In 24 Hours, Regulator Warns Investors Could ‘Lose All Their Money’
The price of bitcoin has plunged a staggering 20% over the past day, and Bank of America warns it’s the “mother of all bubbles.” ... ( read original story ...)
Retailers Flock To Crypto As Booking.com Becomes Latest Firm To Get Onboard
The news that travel industry giant Booking.com has partnered with Crypto.com highlights the growing fascination major companies have with the digital economy, which has started 2021 on a high ... ( read original story ...)
6 Ways To Build Culture In A Hypergrowth Company
Divya Ghatak is SentinelOne's Chief People Officer and one of technology's most accomplished HR leaders. Ensuring employees have an amazing experience at SentinelOne was key, so her main task was to ... ( read original story ...)
New COVID Variant Detected in Japan Has ‘Potential’ to Be More Infectious
Scientists say it is currently unclear whether or not the new variant is more transmissible and if vaccines will be less effective against it. ( read original story ...)
New Yorker Writer Shared Doubts on Japanese ‘Family Rental’ Article Before Publication
A New Yorker staff writer who researched a “family rental” service in Japan expressed concern before publication that her sources might not be telling the truth, according to people who spoke with her ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto investors ‘should be prepared to lose all their money,’ top UK regulator warns
People investing in cryptocurrencies risk losing all their money, according to U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority. ( read original story ...)
Crypto industry fears impact of proposed Treasury rule
Critics warn US requirement on policing digital currencies is ‘midnight rulemaking’ and would hurt privacy rights ... ( read original story ...)
Do as the Romans: Power plant concrete strengthens with time
A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers to survive for more than 2,000 years has been found in the thick concrete walls of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Time to question Japan’s lessons 10 years after 3.11 quake and tsunami
This year marks 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in at least 22,000 deaths including indirect fatalities ass ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu to visit Kenya
Japan Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu is scheduled to make an official two-day visit to Kenya from Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defense minister: Transform the defense industry to meet future threats
This threat is the “uncertainty of future warfare” — and it poses an ongoing challenge for defense authorities and the defense industry. It goes without saying that the acceleration of technological ... ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi Miura, 53, extends Yokohama contract for another season
The oldest scorer in Japanese professional football Kazuyoshi Miura will still be playing aged 54 after extending his contract with Yokohama FC for another season. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘King Kazu’ renews Yokohama FC contract aged nearly 54
Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 54 next month, renewed his contract with Yokohama FC on Monday -- extending his record as Japan's oldest professional footballer. It means that Miura, better ... ( read original story ...)