PayPal is acquiring crypto security firm Curv as part of its push into digital tokens, the company announced Monday. ( read original story ...)
PayPal steps up crypto efforts with acquisition of blockchain security startup Curv
On its website, Curv explains that its "secret sauce" is the use of multi-party computation (MPC) protocols that eliminate the use of private keys for crypto storage. ( read original story ...)
Mahomes, Osaka and Lewandowski Among Stars Advising Disruptive SPAC
A slate of high-profile pro athletes including Patrick Mahomes and Naomi Osaka have joined with a tech-focused banker to form a new special purpose acquisition company seeking a business in health and ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires EMEA raises prices
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires Europe Middle East and Africa (YOHT EMEA) has announced across-the-board price increases of 4.5 to 5.5 per cent. An official statement specified that the first price ... ( read original story ...)
Changed the Game: Li Na, Asia’s first tennis star, opened the door for Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka has been a wrecking ball ever since she burst onto the tennis scene in 2018. She's won four Grand Slam singles titles and achieved the highest ranking ever for an Asian tennis player, No. ( read original story ...)
Transcranial static magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex can facilitate the contralateral cortical excitability in human
Transcranial static magnetic stimulation (tSMS) has been focused as a new non-invasive brain stimulation, which can suppress the human cortical excitability just below the magnet. However, the ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic to buy U.S. software firm Blue Yonder for $6.5 billion: Nikkei
Panasonic Corp will buy U.S. software firm Blue Yonder for 700 billion yen ($6.45 billion), the Nikkei reported on Monday, saying it was the Japanese electronics firm's biggest acquisition since 2011. ( read original story ...)
Panasonic to buy Blue Yonder for $6.5 billion in biggest deal since 2011: Nikkei
Panasonic Corp will buy U.S. software firm Blue Yonder for 700 billion yen ($6.45 billion), the Nikkei reported on Monday, saying it was the Japanese electronics firm's biggest acquisition since 2011. ( read original story ...)
Future travelers look to Japan
As the world continues its battle against the novel coronavirus, many people are finding comfort in planning the vacations they want to take after the pandemic subsides. They imagine a leisurely stay ... ( read original story ...)
Harvard professor sparks outrage with claims about Japan’s ‘comfort women’
Academics reject J Mark Ramseyer’s claim women were not forced into sexual slavery during second world war ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo’s giant Super Nintendo World theme park in Japan is finally opening after 8 months of delays, and visitors will need to wear a mask
Super Nintendo World in Japan is finally set to open on March 18, Nintendo announced. The park was originally supposed to open in summer 2020, but this was disrupted by the pandemic. Visitor numbers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest business body appoints 1st female vice chair
The Japan Business Federation said Monday it has appointed Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., ... ( read original story ...)
Japan upgrades economic assessment for Jan. to ‘upturn phase’
Japan on Monday raised its economic assessment for January, the first upgrade in five months, saying there were signs of an ... ( read original story ...)
HomeServe Announces Significant New Partnership in Japan
HomeServe Japan, a JV between HomeServe plc and Mitsubishi Corporation, has signed its second utility partnership with Tohoku Electric Power. ( read original story ...)
Women workforce participation in Japan makes progress, but glass ceiling still exists
Japan is seeing a notable increase in female participation in the workforce – but there is still a glass ceiling when it comes to women in top leadership roles, according to Kathy Matsui, a former ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close lower on concerns over continued rise in U.S. yields
Tokyo stocks closed lower Monday, reversing earlier gains, as despite hopes for the recovery of the U.S. economy after the passage of a hefty stimulus package, concerns grew it would result in higher ... ( read original story ...)