Tokyo
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Local heroes
Independent shops from Hong Kong to Madrid prove that knowing customers by name and fostering genuine community connections remains the foundation of thriving neighbourhood businesses.
Tokyo artist Ken Sobajima is cleaning up Shibuya’s graffiti, one wall at a time
Clean and Art is helping to keep Tokyo’s streets free from graffiti. Monocle joins the team restoring order to the urban landscape.
Prime movers
The idea of changing a city for the better might be daunting but individuals with vision and initiative can make a meaningful difference.
Quick smart
A new generation of restaurants is sating customers' hunger for fast, filling bites. We meet three ventures turning tasty takeaways into fine art.
Pastures new
Celebrated chefs throw open their doors in Porto and Tokyo, a hi-fi bar turns things up in Zürich, and a New York restaurateur wins big with a riviera feel.
Phoenix rising Global
As Japanese accents appear in Oslo and Italian touches take root in Tokyo, a familial Lebanese home has been rebuilt following a devastating fire.
Bigger picture
The Jun Group is behind some of Japan’s most inspiring labels. We meet the president of the company selling more than just clothes.
Great lengths
The team behind Berlin's Otto opens a refreshingly unpretentious sister restaurant, serving Austrian comfort food including fried chicken and venison goulash in relaxed moss-green surrounds.
The Opener
Pablo Escobar’s hippos, manhole-cover designs and a fake cemetery in Egypt.
Mix and match
Bookshop chain Tsutaya is adding some design nous to the country’s co-working offering – and an alternative to its rigid office culture.
