Design / Fashion
Slow fashion movement
Monocle heads to Fukuoka, the main city on Japan’s Kyushu island and famous for its food culture, for our spring menswear dress-up.
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Affairs / Society
Rocket man
Having dreamt of space travel since childhood, Koichi Wakata is a seasoned astronaut and a household name in Japan. Now he is preparing for his biggest trip yet.
Edits / Hotels
Forest wisdom
Sankara Hotel & Spa is a new eco-friendly island hideaway surrounded by ancient forests and mountains off the coast of Kyushu. It offers detached villas and a cultural blend of Balinese design and impeccable Japanese hos…
Culture / Newspapers
Paper weight
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.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Wednesday 21 July
Better living through artistry
It is difficult to know which is more surprising. The presence of a shimmering installation of mirrored glass coiled across the interior of a ramshackle old farm shed.
Edits / Retail
Monocolumn
Wednesday 18 April
Nation of queuers
Anyone walking down Omotesando – the busy street that is home to Monocle’s Tokyo office – might be wondering what is going on this week.
Edits / Government
Expo 29: How I Govern
Some live in danger and need armoured protection. Some deal with deep poverty and ongoing provincial wars. Others have ‘noodle’ meetings, tend to high society and take power naps and weekly fasts. from Nagasaki to washin…
Design / Interior design
Architecture/Design Briefing
Hans Wegner's legacy, Locarno home style and Danish office style.
Affairs / Society
Dogs and new tricks
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…
End Point / Monocle
Observation
Our editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé takes a look back at what’s been happening at Monocle over the last eventful, and often surprising, year. But far from kicking back and going into hibernation, there’s a host of new things…
Edits / Urbanism
Fukuoka: retail city
Friendly, cosmopolitan Fukuoka is tiny in comparison to Tokyo, but it beats the Japanese capital hands down with its cuisine and shopping. That’s why itis Monocle’s choice for our best retail city award.
Design / Craft
Best in show
Pottery, paper, furniture maker: it’s a varied mix at the For Stockists design show – which has gained a reputation as the place to spot Japan’s rising design talent.
Design / Monocle
Monocle with coffee and cake
We’ve been fine-tuning the espresso machines, testing the pastries and polishing the counters. We’re now ready to open the doors to our first London café.
Edits / Travel
Expo 45: Kagoshima
A long, long way from Tokyo, this distinct, defiant, delightful city is unsung to the point that even the Japanese are hardly aware of it. And if you think the view across the Bay of Naples is spectacular…
Design / Entrepreneurialism
Inn focus
It’s called the ‘art of inn-keeping’ for a good reason. If you’re not a natural host/designer/lighting director/logistician all rolled into one then you’ll need to spend years honing the craft of creating an environment…
Design / Architecture
Home rescue
On a visit to the southern Japanese prefecture of Saga, New York restaurateur Mikio Shinagawa was appalledby the destruction of the region’s traditional houses. He set about saving and restoring them, and has even managed…
Business / Entrepreneurialism
Peter Pan pensioners
Japan has the fastest ageing population in the world, and businesses are quick to provide architect-designed care homes and grandchild robots for the elderly. Other nations need to take note of opportunities in this booming…
Edits / Food & Drink
Food briefing
The restaurants, food products and star dishes on table this month.
Design / Retail
Design/Architecture Briefing
A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.
Affairs / Innovation
Field trip
The news is full of huge stimulus packages but some smaller initiatives have gone beneath the radar. In Japan, a scheme to encourage jobless young citizens to move from town to work the land could be a global template for…