Kenji Hall
Transport design: full steam ahead
Japan’s long-distance trains are entering a new era of luxury and innovation. Monocle visits the industrial and interior designers who are redefining train travel.
Nightlife expo
We discover what goes down after sunset in Thessaloniki, Tokyo and Beirut.
Grand plans
Running a city is a daunting task, whether hosting the Olympics or overhauling transport. So who would take it on? We meet seven mayors bearing the weight of a city on their shoulders.
New tricks in the sticks: Village shops
The rural retailers whose need to adapt put them back at the heart of their communities.
Small packages: Villages report
We take a tour of the most innovative and enticing compact communities around the world.
Expo 92: What’s in store?
Tokyo’s Isetan department store finds success by treating customers like royalty and turning shopping into an experience. Monocle hands over its credit card to a kimono-clad sales associate.
Food
We sample seafood at a one-time grocery store and try mezze at a former 1950s beauty salon that’s now a Turkish taverna. We also wet our whistle with some lively Italian aperitivos.
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.
Asia
Building a new state capital in India, South Korean entertainment and a political dynasty in the Philippines.
Food
Blessed are the cheesemakers, brewers, bakers and restaurateurs making our meals a pleasure. Here’s our pick of the vital victuallers making Monocle’s February menu.
