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Japan – building for the future
Two months after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region of Japan, the nation is beginning to pick up the pieces. Looking to the future are a number of architects and…
Not to be sniffed at
US cocaine consumption fuels violence in its ‘backyard’. If demand plummeted, would criminal gangs find another racket, or would the so-called war on drugs see a victory?
Europe
The Prince of Monaco's motorcade, the UK's looming referendum and an upset over the "Made in Italy" tag.
New build
Japan is at a momentous crossroads. Despite recent tragedy, now is the time for large-scale change as it rebuilds, playing the international market and realising its full arts and business potential.
Asia
China finds itself left behind in the race to develop Mongolian resources, but its home-grown film industry will get to double in size.
One is not amused
Ahead of April’s royal wedding, Monocle’s second essay in our Scenarios series looks at the possibility of Britain becoming a republic and its impact on both state coffers and Brand Britain.
Aussie ruler
Ron Barassi began his Aussie Rules career almost 60 years ago. Today he is celebrated in his homeland not just as a great sportsman, but as the archetypal Australian.
Oceania
The king of Tonga is our dapper Style Leader, Australia is a wise old goat, and New Zealand strips its prisoners of the right to vote and smoke.
Admen of God
How do you sell products to people who don't watch TV or use the internet? We visit the Haredi Advertising Academy, which trains students to create ads for their Orthodox brothers.
People power
With bleak job prospects facing its population, the Philippines has turned the search for work into an export success story by encouraging its most valuable resource -its people - to train abroad.
