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Retail

Style guides

From subtly showing how to wear the season’s latest pieces to giving advice via text, Tokyo’s menswear shop staff are dedicated to helping customers find their personal style.

  • Issue #147
  • 10 min read
Toga Ikeda standing in Hender Scheme store with shoes displayed on shelves behind him
Fashion

Hidden layers

As the mercury falls, residents of the Japanese capital are keeping warm with subtle and quietly playful combinations.

  • Issue #147
  • 3 min read
Young man in navy peacoat and brown trousers holds blue leather bag, standing against stone building wall
Food & Drink

Business

Nori Ko scaled back his Tokyo juice empire to reconnect with farmers and create a circular business model using domestic produce and compost from leftovers.

  • Issue #146
  • 7 min read
Man smiling behind a row of colourful jarred products on a counter.
Architecture

Tools of the trade

Expectations of buildings are constantly changing. So how can developers keep pace? By arming themselves with forward-thinking architects and an open mind. These projects hammer the point home.

  • Issue #146
  • 11 min read
Tools of the trade
Affairs

Open days

In need of an urban pick-me-up? Boosting quality of life in cities doesn’t always require large-scale intervention. These projects are improving the way their cities look, act and feel.

  • Issue #145
  • 6 min read
Open days
Music

Soichi Terada

The first thing that many of us will want to do this summer is put on our dancing shoes and boogie the night away. And Soichi Terada is intent on providing the soundtrack.

  • Issue #145
  • 3 min read
Soichi Terada
Sport

On top of their games

As Tokyo gets set to host the Olympics and Paralympics after 2020's false start, a multitude of behind-the-scenes players have long been exercising their minds to ensure a gold-standard Games.

  • Issue #144
  • 17 min read
Man posing with the two Tokyo Olympics mascot robots in a factory.
Design

Design Briefing

Our architecture and design round-up features an Oscar-winning set designer, a long-awaited addition to a Zürich museum and plenty of inspiration.

  • Issue #144
  • 6 min read
Design Briefing
Urbanism

Boom towns

With old capitals in decline and new hotspots on the up, we asked leading figures from creative and financial industries where they would base a new venture. Here are their top 10 cities.

  • The Entrepreneurs #4
  • 7 min read
Boom towns

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