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East to West
Meet the Jazilians: the Japanese population in Brazil shares culture with the nation it calls home while interpreting traditional values within a Latin American society. It is a balancing act between old and new.
Good feline
A global image for Japan, Doraemon combines cuteness with faith in technology. But with the robot cat seeming increasingly rooted in the past, Tokyo’s soft-power brokers face a dilemma.
Art of war: Afghanistan
With an exhibition of his artwork of war-torn Afghanistan opening at the Imperial War Museum North, artist and illustrator George Butler received a visit from Monocle films. His ink-and watercolour scenes bring a new…
Heart of industry
Abbotsford in Melbourne attracts new residents thanks to its healthy small businesses.
Diplomacy
A day in the life of Singaporean ambassador Ong Keng Yong and South America's new vision.
Frontline services
Running a hotel is a challenge, let alone in a warzone. Monocle travels to Kabul, Tripoli and Mogadishu to visit three hotels that have strived to put hospitality first despite turbulent times.
Asia
Where the protest movement goes next in Hong Kong and forthcoming "elections" in Tajikistan.
Oceania
The new tactics that might just reshape Australian voting and New Zealand's income inequality.
