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Design/architecture
New buildings, from Portugal to Australia, plus furniture, interiors and homeware.
Glazing a trail
The enamelware coming out of the Noda Horo factory in Japan hardly has time to sit on the shelves. Meet the family firm that has forged a reputation for quality and creativity.
Eastern promise
Japanese whisky giants are world famous but it’s an upstart distillery, Chichibu, that’s winning all the awards and showing how to blend Scottish know-how with local ingredients.
Asia
The airline setting up in China's second cities, Seoul's push for greener transport and Japan's tourism drive.
Asia
What to do with an ugly building project in Tokyo? Cover it with a park, of course. Plus: "clean-air" holidays in China and flying doctors in Thailand.
The sweet spot
With each Japanese household spending thousands of yen a year on cakes and sweets, confectionery is big business in Japan and nothing in the sweet-tooth calendar is bigger than the National Expo.
Asia
Japan's dapper finance minister is style leader this issue. Plus elections in Cambodia and cruising around Asia.
Expo 64: Taxi!
Hail a cab from a Tokyo taxi firm whose white-gloved drivers are drilled in what to say, how to clean their cars and how to take real pride in their job.
Home zone
Some of Japan’s best assets are its architects and designers, and their know-how is ripe for exporting. A new exhibition in Tokyo showcases the best ideas for the house of the future.
Treats in store
One-stop shopping in the Japanese capital gets a luxurious makeover as the owners of the prestigious Midtown spruce up their offer.
