Tag - geneva

 
 

GENEVA

Singapore is again the world's most expensive city to live in, an honor it shares with Zurich this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 30, 2023
Singapore and Zurich are the world's most expensive cities
Tokyo fell to 60th place while Osaka dropped to 70th amid a weak Japanese yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2021
Japan Tobacco to allow remote work part-time in post-pandemic revamp
JTI joins the growing ranks of companies rethinking work arrangements after many employees successfully spent more than a year doing their jobs from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2019
Toyota joins rival carmakers BMW and Honda in sounding Brexit alarm bell
Toyota Motor Corp. has added its voice to warnings about potential Brexit fallout as the deadline for an agreement on the U.K.'s exit from the European Union looms less than four weeks away.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2019
Rolls-Royce savors blowout demand for Cullinan SUV starting at $325,000
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is having a hard time meeting demand for its Cullinan sport utility vehicle, as the high-end British automaker's biggest-ever model has proved popular with its ultra-rich clientele.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2019
Saved from Pakistani mob, downed Indian pilot becomes face of Kashmir crisis
A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan's army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2017
Syrian jets bomb Idlib towns after rebels fire at Shiite villages as truce talks near
Syrian government warplanes carried out several airstrikes against towns in mostly rebel-held Idlib on Tuesday after insurgents fired on two besieged Shiite villages in the province, a pro-Damascus media outlet and war monitors said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2016
The key to achieving a Syrian accord
Stopping the deliberate slaughter of civilians in Syria is not a byproduct of a peace deal, but a prerequisite for successful negotiations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2015
Onaga takes base argument to U.N. human rights panel
Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga tells a United Nations human rights body that the central government has closed its ears to local voices in the battle over U.S. military bases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2015
Pyongyang pursuing only 'defensive' nuclear arms program, envoy says in Geneva
North Korea will pursue its "defensive" nuclear program as long as it feels threatened by the United States, its U.N. disarmament envoy in Geneva told Reuters on Thursday.
JAPAN / History
May 11, 2015
Gen. MacArthur's watch fetches $75,000 in Geneva
Seventy years after the end of World War II, a watch worn by legendary U.S. five-star Gen. Douglas MacArthur was sold at auction Sunday for 70,000 Swiss francs ($75,000), far above the estimate.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Apple car rumors fuel Geneva debate about car of future
The main talking point at this week's Geneva car show is likely to be a vehicle that may never be built: the Apple car.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2014
Ebola vaccine trial halted temporarily after joint pains, Geneva hospital says
A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck and NewLink has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure after four patients complained of joint pains, the University of Geneva Hospital said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2014
Call of humanity in conflict
In today's wars, there remains a lack of effective mechanisms for encouraging compliance around the globe with the 150-year-old Geneva Convention for helping the sick and wounded in conflict zones.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2014
U.N. names panel to investigate alleged war crimes in Gaza
The United Nations on Monday named three experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by both sides during Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?