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Kenji Hall

Affairs

Eastern promise

In our new feature we’re heading to one nation per month to look at the ideas, practices and customs that are worth exporting. First up, Japan – policymakers take note.

  • Issue #123
  • 8 min read
Eastern promise
Culture

Plenty to write home about

Eight globetrotting correspondents muse on developments in both the journey and the destination, be it a Californian cruise, a North Atlantic catch or a controversy at 35,000ft.

  • The Escapist #1
  • 21 min read
Plenty to write home about
Fashion

Naoki Takizawa

The fashion designer who oversees Uniqlo’s collaborations and makes outfits for Japan’s Empress Michiko, reveals how food – and a herbal remedy – has informed his work.

  • Issue #122
  • 6 min read
Naoki Takizawa
Business

Talking shop

From Tokyo's Isetan to Bogotá's design studios, the world's most forward-thinking retailers are proving that bricks-and-mortar shopping remains indispensable — for neighbourhoods, culture and commerce alike.

  • Issue #122
  • 40 min read
Illustration of a person on a ladder hanging a blue arrow sign in an urban storefront setting.
Culture

The opener

Dog-gone Brexit, food made for Instagram and ridiculous waist-high lanyard scanners – it’s no wonder we’re debating forgiveness.

  • Issue #122
  • 6 min read
The opener
Transport

Making the move

What raises last-mile delivery from perfunctory hand-off to attentive art? Three leading lights of logistics reveal all.

  • Issue #120
  • 8 min read
Making the move
Food & Drink

With relish

We care more than ever about the provenance of our food but a new batch of saucy entrepreneurs are creating healthier alternatives to everything from hot sauce to ketchup. Hungry for more?

  • Issue #120
  • 8 min read
With relish
Food & Drink

Taste of success

Ever thought of starting a food-focused business? We seek counsel from the lawyers, marketeers and managers turned tea vendors, grocers and restaurateurs who are finding fresh ways to uphold culinary traditions.

  • The Forecast #9
  • 9 min read
Man in white apron stirring salt production using geothermal energy in Icelandic facility.

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