Fiona Wilson
Glazing a trail
The enamelware coming out of the Noda Horo factory in Japan hardly has time to sit on the shelves. Meet the family firm that has forged a reputation for quality and creativity.
Expo 66: Start here
Thinking of setting up your own business? Here are three cities that are startup friendly and that could make your life easier.
Living for the city
Our relationship with cities is symbiotic. As we evolve, they do too. Today, companies can proactively transform their home towns into places that serve communities, help the environment or add to the local character.
Asia
The airline setting up in China's second cities, Seoul's push for greener transport and Japan's tourism drive.
Design/Architecture
Projects and products, from a residence in Tokyo to a new coat rack from Philadelphia.
The dream team
If you were mayor, which urban innovators would you want in your crew? Meet Monocle’s dream team for running the perfect city, a place to live, visit and keep coming back to.
Clean team
The Green Bird team of Tokyo is an army of young people, with cool haircuts and bibs supplied by Nike. cleaning up their city. Picking up litter has never been sexier.
The sweet spot
With each Japanese household spending thousands of yen a year on cakes and sweets, confectionery is big business in Japan and nothing in the sweet-tooth calendar is bigger than the National Expo.
