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143 results for Osaka

A 118

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Cities briefing

18 October 2018

Istanbul ups the war on plastic and we have a word with Labour peer Andrew Adonis.

B 118

Article

Business briefing

18 October 2018

From a small soap-maker in Osaka to the Ikea competitors offering sustainable alternatives.

D 118

Article

Swede dream

18 October 2018

A wooden house made in Sweden but set in a Japanese forest. What could be more idyllic?

i 118

Article

Hotel openings

18 October 2018

We visit a few new hotels, from The Calile in Brisbane to a former Buddhist temple in Kyoto.

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Thursday 4 October

4 October 2018

Dutch officials disrupt a Russian cyber attack – we ask how widespread cyber warfare is. Also in the programme: Osaka cuts ties with San Fran over a sculpture and why Ukraine has expelled a Hungarian consul.

C 117

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Tiger barmy

20 September 2018

Osaka’s Hanshin Tigers are the best-supported team in Japanese baseball despite not having won the league since 1985. And we don’t use the term ‘best-supported’ lightly: the romance of the sleeping giant draws fans from…

E 114

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Bounty hunters

17 May 2018

Most restaurants in Japan are in the city but in rural Hokuriku a young crop of restaurateurs and producers are hoping diners will follow them into the wild.

L 112

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Editor's letter

22 March 2018

His thoughts are never far from this pressing topic, so here our editor in chief scrutinises the future of retail and the changing ways in which we shop.

B 112

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Retail therapy

22 March 2018

In this age of online shopping, why is bricks-and-mortar retail still popular and relevant? We assess the challenges specific to three cities – Sydney and gentrification, Madrid and Spain’s power brands, and Osaka with its…

B 2018

Article

Cold calling

14 December 2017

We seldom stop to think about how our food gets from its source to our plates but, when we do, we realise the mammoth effort involved. Luckily technology is revolutionising the industry and temperature-controlled cargo is…

B 107

Article

Tie the knot

21 September 2017

The cracks are showing for this Japanese husband-and-wife duo. But that’s the point: they’ve built a career using natural wood.

B 106

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Paper tiger

17 August 2017

Notebook-and-pen has taken a knock from digital in recent years but that hasn’t stopped one classic stationery brand from launching Think of Things: its own high-street showcase for bright ideas.

D 106

Article

On the up

17 August 2017

Unloved and underused – but Naples’ business district offers a space-filled future.

f 105

Article

Ride the wave

22 June 2017

Meet the sun-kissed labels whose enticing summer vibes run through every eye-catching fibre, whatever the weather.

i 104

Article

Travel briefing

18 May 2017

Next time you’re in Tokyo, check in to a hotel where character and charm come as part of the service.

Radio

The Monocle 100 - 99: Hit the road

4 May 2017

We take to the road in this episode as we discuss why countries are best explored by car, including a drive from Osaka to Tokyo.

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