David Dayen
Media
Cartoons meet car-making as Tokyo animators move in with Toyota. Plus, we ask book publishers Harper Studio why it's betting on blogs, and preview tactile new photography book.
Spaghetti junction
A slice of Calabrian sunshine in Tokyo. For Elio Orsara, the opening of Elio Locanda Italiana was the culmination of a dream: to recreate his southern Italian family kitchen in the Japanese capital.
Asia
North Korea's election (no great surprises expected), Malaysia's big river clean-up, and mixed feelings over Tokyo's plans to spruce up the Kabukicho district
Business
Why vineyards could be a wise investment, the pioneering Japanese store Lawson, and a Q&A with the president of the Geneva Motor Show.
Asia
Urban farming in Japan, Korea's mission to put its cuisine on the map, and farewell to to Cambodia's "bamboo" railways.
Asia
The empty schools of Japan, bridging Hong Kong and searching for a new Seoul in Yongsan.
Shop flawless
In a world of disposable fashion and bad service, some stores get it right and are seeing their profits boom. We profile five retail giants that are benchmarks for other floundering businesses.
