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Get out of town
This month we round up some fine spots for weekend jaunts, whether it's a seaside stay in Japan, a reborn Massachusetts motel or a woodland retreat an hour from Paris.
Defence
New Zealand invests in domestic helicopter pilot training while Iran unveils its latest fighter jet amid questions over indigenous manufacturing capabilities.
In the frame
Japan’s foremost mountaineering photographer on where he goes when he needs to soothe his mind and recharge his batteries.
Ironing out the creases
In the rough and tumble of Japan’s wash-and-go laundry market, we visit a drycleaner that values service over speed (your shirt will be back in three weeks).
Travel
From Catskills lodges welcoming creative New Yorkers back to nature, to restored Japanese farmhouses and a eucalyptus-scented Portuguese hideaway — independent hotels are rewriting the rules of escape.
Bounty hunters
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.
Counter: productive
He wanted to build the best fashion shop in the country. But where? He picked a town in the middle of nowhere. This is the story of the retail rebel.
Groomy kind of love
Pooch pampering has been taken to a whole new level in Japan. We head to the country’s largest dog show, where competitive groomers have their clippers at the ready.
Retail therapy
From covered arcades to century-old curtain shops, Osaka's shoppers favour face-to-face commerce over convenience — proof that Japan's second city still prizes conversation as much as consumption.
Height of ambition
Miwako Date, who runs a major property developer, is one of Japan's most powerful business players and the key mover in shaking up the luxury-hotel scene. What's she got planned for Tokyo?
