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Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Me and My Motorcade, Taiwanese and Chinese students rise above old rivalries, and Dehli's High Court turns digital.
Business
Zimbabwe becomes a convenient customer for unwanted US banknotes and Japan starts doling out cash to cheer people up.
Nature’s teachings
Dai Nippon Printing’s new training centre by architect Kenya Ishihara was designed to inspire. With a spa and views of Mount Fuji, it seems more like a retreat than a place of work.
Architecture/Design
Sombre, elegant and transparent: this is everything a courthouse should be. The winning design is by 3XN, Lemming & Eriksson Engineers and Schønherr Landskab, for an extension to Copenhagen's existing neo-classical courthouse.
Snow place like home
Seduced by Siberia’s powdery snow, Australian skiers stayed to open hotels and cafés, kickstarting a small business and development boom in Niseko, a once sleepy town in Japan’s far north.
Asia
The rise of the banker-turned-politician in Japan, and Asia's plans to grow bigger islands. Plus, China mulls what to do with its internet addicts as detox houses fail to work.
Pleasure wear
In Tokyo a day off work is a rare treat and whether you spend it walking in the park or working your way through your magazine stash, you’ll need the perfect attire.
In her element
MacArthur Fellow Teresita Fernández makes art reflecting the landscape as she sees it. Monocle visits her Brooklyn studio as she prepares for her new show in New York.
Expo 28: Space awareness
Japan's cosmic focus is not vain flag-planting but research and exploration. This strategy has led to them developing a rocket vastly superior to the American model, despite politics and cost preventing a manned mission.
With more interest
Sugamo Shinkin Bank’s new Niiza branch features an innovative and colourful design. Looking more like an art gallery than a bank, it's having an uplifting impact on staff and customers.
