• Listen Live: Now Playing: Headlines   |  Up next:

Featured result

1106 results for Tokyo

Filter results:
Sort by:
L

Travel

Tokyo

It would take a lifetime to get to know every facet of Tokyo, so large that it spreads as far as the eye can see. But look closely and you will find a city of exceptional charm and breathtaking efficiency. The Japanese…

C 16

Article

Tokyo story

17 August 2008

As part of our series on the foreign media coverage of the US presidential election, Aya Igarashi of ‘The Yomiuri Shimbun’ explains why Japan is worried about having a Democrat in the White House.

C

Radio

The Stack - Thessaloniki to Tokyo

11 July 2015

Description: Tom Edwards is in conversation with Tyler Brûlé, who has been checking out the newsstand in Hong Kong and Tokyo. We also welcome MagCulture's Jeremy Leslie to review ‘IL’, ‘Mushpit’ and ‘MacGuffin’. Plus we go…

C

Radio

The Stack - Talking Tokyo

8 August 2015

From Tokyo, Tyler Brûlé gives us the latest on the Japanese media landscape and delves into a stack of choice titles such as men’s fashion leaders ‘Uomo’ and ‘Go Out’. Plus we speak to the creator of beautiful US travel…

C

Monocle Minute

Taste of Tokyo

10 October 2015

Anyone in Tokyo this weekend should make their way to Kappabashi, the neighbourhood synonymous with restaurant supplies and perfect plastic replicas of everyone’s favourite Japanese dishes. Kappabashi Dougu-gai, the area’s…

C 85

Article

Sprinting press

12 June 2015

Running magazines are everywhere but few of them put long-form journalism before tips and product reviews. Runner Yuito Ueda has set out to change that with a periodical paced for the more thoughtful pavement pounder.

A 81

Article

Friends in high places

20 February 2015

The Foreign Ministry of Japan employs thousands to help build beneficial international relationships. And with the nation recently beginning to emerge from its post-war pacifist stance, staying friends with the right people…

A 79

Article

The interview series 2014/15 part 01

20 November 2014

Faced with dilemmas over creating disaster-ready infrastructure, care for an ageing population and the use of nuclear power, Tokyo’s governor has progressive plans to take the city to the 2020 Olympic Games and beyond.

D 70

Article

The art of simplicity

24 January 2014

When luxury cosmetics brand Three decided to open a shop, spa and restaurant in central Aoyama, it needed a space that would echo its understated image yet stand out from the crowd. We meet the team behind the evolving…

B 34

Article

Going to Zozotown

20 May 2010

Zozotown has over two million visitors to its virtual boulevard of shops, populated by the best international fashion brands. Monocle visits the firm’s HQ to witness the future of e-commerce.

B 2

Article

Mister Midtown

17 March 2007

Tokyo is one of the world’s most competitive commercial property markets but the fierce competition means that projects are finished on time and it is considered vital to get every detail right. The latest offering is…

D 99

Article

Return to roots

17 November 2016

In Japan it’s custom to return home (‘satogaeri’) for the holidays but before you go there are gifts to be bought and friends to spoil. Pull on a winter coat and pick up some fruit for the family, then pack up the Forester…

D 98

Article

At your service

20 October 2016

The skilfully designed and lovingly curated United Arrows flagship entices shoppers with its bazaar-style retail concept.

E

Film

Called to the bar: Y&M Kisling

8 August 2012

Head bartender Mitsugi Yoshida has been mixing cocktails for six decades, having started in the early 1950s when he was just 18. Yoshida is a legend in the business, and his original Café de Tokyo won third place at the…

D

Film

Tokyo Designer’s Week

22 November 2007

Tokyo Designer's Week has become an annual fixture in the creative calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. Monocle explores the shops and galleries of Aoyama, Harajuku and Shibuya…

Show more
L R

× Headlines

Schedule

0:00:00 0:01:00

Drag me
/

Sign in to your account

Forgotten password?