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Soft Power Survey: Part one

8 December 2022

With the international order shaken by the war in Ukraine, we celebrate the gentler art of global persuasion.

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Moving somewhere compact needn’t mean closing the doors of professional or personal opportunity. Life in small cities can give you the best of metropolitan life, only with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace…

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Socks appeal

15 September 2022

If you’re in Japan and need hosiery for any occasion, there’s only one place to shop. Tabio have shaped the market in its own image. We find out how and ask where it’s treading next.

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Packing light

19 May 2022

As the world gets on the move, it’s time to refresh your travel wardrobe. From the right-sized backpack to handy phone cases, we round up the season’s best travel accessories. So don’t leave home without them.

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Shop around

21 October 2021

From Prague to Palma, here are suggestions for out-of-the-way places that are worth a detour to discover – and a few that will furnish you with some special treats to take home.

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Top 25 entrepreneurs: part two

14 October 2021

Want to take the leap and strike out on your own with a new business? Then take inspiration from 25 of the brightest entrepreneurs in industries ranging from publishing to interior design – leaders who know the way, go the…

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Fashion

19 August 2021

From the most chic suede looks for autumn to the best shops for upgrading your wardrobe.

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Missing links

27 May 2021

As the world gets moving once again, we highlight the grand-scale transit projects that would give cities and nations new momentum.

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Business

27 May 2021

Rethinking Japanese express-train design and the Swiss app conquering paperless ticketing.

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Staying power

13 May 2021

Adaptability is the key to the long-term success of your company. When travel restrictions brought on a sudden loss of business for Hoshino Resorts, the hotel management firm had to change tack. CEO Yoshiharu Hoshino tells…

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Designs for life

29 April 2021

As Artcurial prepares to put the art and furniture of fashion designer Kenzo Takada under the hammer, we take a peek behind the scenes in Paris, at a collection as vibrant and eclectic as its owner.

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Top draw

29 April 2021

Photography can capture the details of clothes as they are in real life but what’s wrong with a little fantasy? Nothing is better at adding romance to the cut of a coat or swoosh of a dress than illustration. We meet three…

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Design

25 March 2021

A unique retail concept for fashion giant Maison Margiela and a conceptual Japanese space that has made the most of a modest budget.

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Power tools

25 February 2021

Japan is a nation that does many things rather well. Here we profile a few problem-solving products to tackle some of life’s trickier challenges – oh, and a banana holder.

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Time to hit play

21 January 2021

We all had a little too much pause for thought in 2020 but we think that now’s the time to change the routine, launch that new business and push on. Our February issue offers 50 suggestions to improve your life and livel…

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23. Book your ticket

21 January 2021

A children’s library housing 18,000 books has been gifted to Osaka by an architect who calls the city home.