Whether it’s building a whole city or putting up a modest bungalow, the chances are that quite a few of these companies will be there in the background. It’s time you knew your Holcim from your Asahi
With parts of the country experiencing higher than average temperatures, Japan is bracing itself for a particularly hot summer – and its drinks manufacturers are gearing up for a very busy season. Production of everything…
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe says that casinos would make his country more tourist-friendly and spur growth. Analysts predict a casino market as large as €38bn. But late last week, within hours of the parliament’s…
You might think that the fate of the past two Tokyo governors – both of whom resigned due to financial scandals – might deter potential candidates from running for the post. Not so, it seems. There is already a crowded…
Since anguilla japonica, or Japanese eel, was added to the international list of endangered species two years ago, freshwater eel is harder to come by and not only because the supply has dropped to one-third of its levels…
For our series that decodes the DNA of success, we peruse the Japanese daily paper “Yomiuri Shimbun”, which has the biggest circulation in the world and is part of a group that owns a baseball team and department stores.
With its outward-looking location facing China and South Korea, a unique local focus and strong sense of civic pride among the city’s residents, Fukuoka’s distinctive media landscape is booming.
One year on and we’ve raided enough hotel minibars to sink a Stena Liner. We think it’s time for the hospitality industry to take stock on the stock take.
At Monocle, Saturday nights have trumped Fridays for a good old-fashioned, informal knees-up at home with friends, good food, a great media line-up and enough grog to send your guests on their merry way.
With many of Japan’s businesses cruelly flattened, the rebuilding process must begin, but with energy in short supply and the economy having suffered a huge blow, that’s a big challenge. Monocle looks at 10 badly hit sec…
As a global Japanese image, Doraemon aptly combines cuteness and faith in technology. But with the blue robot cat from the future seeming increasingly rooted in the past, there’s a sense that Tokyo’s soft-power brokers want…
Whether tucking in to deliciously fresh market produce in Perth, seeking out a chocolate shop in Tokyo or cosying up in Berlin’s best new coffee house, we’ve travelled the world in search of the best in fine food.
Japan is a nation that does many things rather well.
Here we profile a few problem-solving products
to tackle some of life’s
trickier challenges – oh,
and a banana holder.