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Life in the slow lane

29 September 2022

Bored of big cities and tedious commutes? Considering jacking in your job and starting something new in a place with a gentler pace of life? We have just the idea: start up somewhere slower. We visit Mexico, Indonesia and…

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Little wonder

18 November 2021

The Maltese capital is the smallest in the EU but it packs a singular punch. With Arabic, Italian, English and French influences, its culture and history are unique and it seems to be on the brink of yet another renaissance…

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Open sesame

25 February 2021

After a hard year, there are still reasons to be cheerful about the hotel industry. We scan the hospitality horizon for the openings set to define the year ahead.

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Sense of calm

2 July 2020

There’s something soothing about this city on the Japanese island of Kyushu. So much so that you forget there’s a grumbling volcano nearby – or wait, is that your stomach? Fear not: there are oodles of noodles.

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Cities

19 November 2019

Finding quality of life in Japan, Bogotá gets a metro and a suburb of Vancouver finally has a city centre.

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Second helping

22 March 2018

Shortly after scooping the top spot in our 2016 Restaurant Awards, Beard closed. Now its founder has returned from his culinary journey with a new partner and a brand-new restaurant.

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Best in class: Imadeya

21 September 2017

The friendly neighbourhood liquor store taking Japan’s small-batch Sakè, sochu, wine and whiskey around the world.

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Into the woods

15 September 2016

A spirit of unruly fun presides over the Good Neighbors Jamboree. Now in its seventh year, the open-air celebration of retail, food and music has attracted thousands of visitors from across Japan to this remote region.

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Shaky ground

21 April 2016

The slow drip of information from nuclear-plant managers Tepco after Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in March 2011 infuriated many Japanese. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has now come in for sim…

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Observation

9 March 2016

From regularly refreshed department stores to dedicated dog buggies, Japan revels in the retail details. Tyler Brûlé explains why nobody does it better and looks ahead to our next Quality of Life Conference.

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The view from here

17 February 2015

With its outward-looking location facing China and South Korea, a unique local focus and strong sense of civic pride among the city’s residents, Fukuoka’s distinctive media landscape is booming.

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Stand and deliver

12 February 2015

Japan’s faltering position on the world stage has been defined by its post-luxury population’s obsession with the good life, Italian style. It’s time for this proud nation to step up and get on with it.

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Monocle Strasse

21 June 2012

The best streets evolve over time with an odd assortment of places and people. That’s why our perfect street contains a mixture of old and new from our favourite city haunts around the world.

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Observation

17 May 2012

This festival season Monocle is throwing its own summer bash with ourfavourite nations taking part. Naturally, Midori House is abuzz with some very special ideas, some of which may never leave this page. But if you do own…

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Putting on the charm

19 January 2012

Embrace the charm. It’s all around us this issue – from the compilation of a Charming Index (yes really) to features that just make us feel warm and cosy inside.

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Top 5 Loveable Cities

28 June 2011

Buenos Aires, Casablanca, Kagoshima, Rome and Seoul are never going to make the top 25 of our Liveable Cities index but despite their various impediments – from creaking services to epic traffic problems – they are all…