Kenji Hall
Dr Stretch: Japan’s secret weapon fighting stiff joints and office slouch
How a simple wellness idea turned into a health movement – and now an international franchise.
‘The format’s inconvenience accounts for its richness’: How Popeye’s editor took the magazine to global heights
From Ginza to a global English debut, the ‘City Boy’ remains an analog icon with an eighty-year reign over Tokyo’s newsstands.
The Toyota Crown turns 70 and looks to a hydrogen future
No car serves all needs but one model comes pretty close. The Toyota Crown is beloved by police, taxi drivers, executives and government officials alike.
How Tokyo’s Teddy Brown elevates the humble hamburger
Teddy Brown in Hiroo brings Japanese rigor to crafting the perfect hamburger with ‘kuroge’ Wagyu, housemade sauces and meticulously crafted buns. Marble tables, oak chairs and kooky lamps complete an experience worth savouring.
Tokyo’s best barmen are serving timeless elegance at the Palace Hotel
Inside the Palace Hotel Tokyo’s Royal Bar where award-winning chief bartender chief bartender, Manabu Ohtake and his team take centre stage.
The man who remixed Japan: How M-Flo rapper Verbal went from the Tokyo club scene to global CEO
Tokyo-based rapper and Ambush CEO Verbal disrupted Japanese pop music and launched a global fashion brand and a new saké venture, establishing himself as a cultural curator.
Isetan: shopping as spectacle
One of Japan's most venerable department stores, Isetan stocks everything you'll ever need. We hit the shop floor to find out the secret of its success.
