Affairs / Transport
Monocolumn
Thursday 7 February
Playing fast and… safe
Japan's new high-speed line isn't that much quicker than its existing high-speed lines. However, what it lacks in thrilling advance it makes up for with secure progress.
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Edits / Food & Drink
Rich pickings
As the Shinkansen continues to speed north in Japan, operator JR East is also diversifying its retail – with apples.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Sunday 14 October
Generous hosts
After a week of meetings, seminars, press conferences and photo opportunities, the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank – the first to be held in Tokyo in 48 years – came to a close…
Affairs / Environment
Monocolumn
Wednesday 16 March
Japan focus: jitters in the east and continuity in the west
If you happened to have been on any of the crowded bullet trains that left Tokyo for Kyoto, Osaka and Hakata last night, you might have thought that Japan was in the midst of a population boom.
Business / Travel
Do not disturb
After spending a rumoured €273m on a total overhaul, the Dolder Grand is hoping to cement its reputation as the European elite getaway, 109 years after its first guests checked in. But has the Foster redesign retained the…
Affairs / Environment
Asia Briefing
We report on an urban farming project at Osaka train station, the first verticle farm in Singapore and the sad fate of Cambodia's colonial and "new Khmer" buildings.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 2 January
2010: Artists answer call of nature
Tokyo may do a very good impersonation of a city confident of its position at the centre of the universe: from its neon skyscrapers and speedy commuter trains to its impressive haul of Michelin-starred restaurants.
Affairs / Transport
Take the high road
In this issue’s transport survey we highlight some innovative developments in the car, aviation, bike, yacht and train industries. But in general, travelling is still a chore rather than a pleasure. It’s time operators and…
End Point / Media
Observation
We’ve been getting very excited about our new offices over the past few months, but the wait is finally coming to an end. And 2011 is already shaping up to be an exciting year, with new projects, radio studios and a recr…
Affairs / Politics
Asia briefing
How China just got bigger and staying in touch with the dead in Japan.
Affairs / Politics
Briefing Americas
How to put the US back on the rails and why Canada has been on a military spending spree.
End Point / Travel
Observation Issue 10
Rail life story: We love trains and think it’s time that the English-speaking world reacquired a taste for them too.
Business / Luxury
Up for sail
No sailing royals, an antipathy to ostentation and an unwillingness to take holidays has left Japan’s recreational boat market in the doldrums for years. But the ‘nation of rice farmers’ is finally finding its sea legs:…
Design / Innovation
Skill set
Our design talents to watch for 2008 and beyond run the gamut from the creators of a new regional jet to the designer of great office-cum-daywear. All seem united by a passion for simple, pared-down good looks.
Affairs / Transport
Forecast 2010: Transport
What you can learn on an Indian train; the future of commuting; Japan pushes further, faster and Bogotá goes Underground.
Business / Travel
Snow place like home
It was the perfect powdery snow blown in from Siberia that attracted the Aussie skiers. And when they decided to stay put and open hotels and cafés they kickstarted a small business and development boom in Niseko, a once…
Design / Retail
Design/Architecture Briefing
A revamp for the Warsaw metro, innovative bike mapping in London and a Q & A with analyst Aaron Renn.
Business / Small Business
20 to watch
From a Nigerian newspaper to a Swiss software firm, we shine the light on 20 companies whose great ideas and products are about to go global.
Affairs / Politics
Asia briefing
Chinese contemporary artist Yue Minjun may command millions for his paintings overseas but at home he is dogged by a growing trade in cheap copies of his work. While Microsoft, Louis Vuitton and Hollywood studios have been…
Design / Retail
50 things to improve your life
You don’t need to sample everything we’ve listed. But then again maybe you do — we’re quite sure these deliver the goods.