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  Dogs and new tricks

  

  Issue 53

  Japan is a nation moving beyond an unthinkable disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. This issue we meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society…

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  What a relief

  

  Issue 31

  When it comes to disasters, the first few hours make all the difference to rescue and relief efforts. And the better the kit, the greater the chance of saving lives. But is it time for a permanent rapid reaction force?

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  Americas briefing

  

  Issue 21

  Monocle's view from Washington column discovers White House technology is far from trailblazing. Plus, a crack-down on cattle rustling in Brazil, eco wrangles in El Salvador, and urban chicken farming.

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  Edits / Society

  Camogli

  

  Issue 36

  Set on the spectacular Ligurian coast against a backdrop of olive-groved mountains, the traditional fishing town of Camogli, about 20km from Genoa, is now attracting writers, artists and intellectuals escaping from the city…

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  The big thaw

  

  Issue 7

  In the second part of our series looking at the scramble for resources and power in the Arctic, Monocle travels to Greenland. Despite the melting ice threatening traditional Inuit life, some of its people are also surpri…

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  Design / Society

  Rebuilding America

  

  Issue 35

  These 10 creative ventures – online, community-focused and commercial – are remaking American cities. They include the founders of museum hotels across the Midwest, the organiser of a neighbourhood Art Walk and an entrep…

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  Sheung Wan

  

  Issue 37

  With a mix of traditional flats and small-scale retailers, Sheung Wan also has a real sense of community.

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  Briefing Oceania

  Issue 6

  An Antipodean Martin Luther King and New Zealand on a go-slow.

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  Africa/Middle East Briefing

  

  Issue 47

  The substantial motorcade of the 'humble' Ugandan president, Norway looks to turn Quatar's desert green and a new bridge betwen Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

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  Affairs / Society

  Little Britain

  

  Issue 21

  For the first in a new series on outposts of opportunity we visit Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands, the British territory best known for sheep and its 1982 war with Argentina. Now oil and tourists are making this…

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  Briefing

  

  Issue 27

  Why did the Samoan cross the road? (It’s all in the name of regional harmony), Australia and New Zealand drop their guards and rock’n’roll rescues aboriginal languages.

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  New build

  Issue 43

  Japan is at a momentous crossroads. Despite the tragedy that has engulfed the nation, now is a time for it to embrace large-scale change as it rebuilds. And this means playing the international market and realising its full…

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