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On the move
We visit the Japanese diasporas that are leaving a distinct mark on the world stage.
Twelve stops for Christmas
Pondering where to pick up gifts this year? Let our editors guide you with their pick of the best shops, emporiums and design stores on the most inviting shopping streets around the globe.
All you can eat
Expecting guests? Then you’ll want to impress them with something unique. You don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen.
Cities Briefing
Victoria’s mayor talks unpopular policies, Ghent transforms its cycling culture and Helsinki goes green.
Moving forward
How will you get to work in the future? We consider the role that businesses will play and think about some of the potential travel opportunities and pitfalls.
City secrets
Beneath Hamburg's waterfront, a 1911 art deco tunnel still ferries pedestrians under the Elbe; in Los Angeles, a concrete building designed for those who cannot fully see it challenges every assumption about architecture.
Eero Aarnio
Over a beer and steak in an 18th-century coffee house, the celebrated Finnish chairdesigner takes a seat to talk sunsets, saunas and smoking his own salmon.
Food & drink
Our favourite food finds, from German cookbooks to a top new Toronto table.
All aboard
Designed to keep going in all weather, this new driverless bus might not be fast (at least, not yet) but it’s certainly fun.
Inside Finland’s state-backed pursuit of happiness
According to the UN, Finns live in the world’s happiest nation. Decades of government-led tweaks to Finnish life have conjured a surprising level of contentment, making the country a social experiment.
