219 results for Osaka

28 February 2025

Japan’s third largest city is a culinary capital, renowned for its friendly welcome, curious outlook and merchant spirit. Venture beyond the Expo 2025 Osaka site on Yumeshima island to discover eclectic fashion, divine wine…

28 February 2025

The centrepiece of any country’s expo presence is the self-built pavilion. Architects and construction teams behind three key structures at Expo 2025 Osaka share the precision craftsmanship and cutting-edge techniques that…

28 February 2025

World fairs provide a welcome opportunity to build new connections. As Expo 2025 Osaka gets underway, we celebrate the breadth and depth of Japan’s innovative international collaborations with top companies and industry…

28 February 2025

More than just mutual admiration, the strong links between Japan and Austria have been forged over decades, thanks to a shared outlook and vision outlined below.

28 February 2025

The 1873 Vienna World’s Fair kick-started a taste for Japanese aesthetics that would influence all aspects of European culture for decades to come.

28 February 2025

Running from 13 April to 13 October, Expo 2025 Osaka is projected to welcome 28 million visitors at a critical juncture in world politics. That figure underlines the continuing relevance of world fairs and our collective…

27 February 2025

We pull at the threads of carpet-making traditions across the world and take a closer look at how rugs can form the backbone of communities from Japan to Sweden.

27 February 2025

Modern art in Norway, dog-sitting for museum-goers and Afrobeat brings “vibes” to Japan.

30 January 2025

Students at Tokyo’s prestigious Bunka Fashion College are more concerned with the details of a garment’s construction than the vagaries of the fashion industry. And its teachers do all they can to nurture its budding des…

30 January 2025

These three fashion brands have restored old buildings to add patina and depth to their very modern labels. The results show how a physical presence can leave an impression.

21 November 2024

We ask 20 entrepreneurs at the top of their game to distil some of their wisdom for those just starting out.

24 October 2024

What can our settee tell us about our personalities, lifestyles and aspirations? We visit the homes of leading creatives to find out.

23 May 2024

As the Summer Games approach, we speak to seven contenders – from a wrestler who’s also an MP to a ‘sports soldier’ – about their unique journeys to Paris 2024.