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    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Japanese society
      Japan to offer families ¥1mn per child to leave Tokyo

      Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities

    • Saturday, 31 December, 2022
      Travel
      The big hotel openings of 2023

      From Rome’s ‘most luxurious hotel ever’, to tented suites in Bhutan and Christian Louboutin’s Portuguese retreat

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Autumn in Tokyo: a photo essay

      The season arrived later than usual in the Japanese capital this year, but its foliage is particularly glorious — as seen in these specially commissioned snapshots taken earlier this week

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Residential
      Fantasy home: a stay at the Park Hyatt in Tokyo inspired by Lost in Translation 

      Living in the hotel of the film would allow our writer to indulge in experiencing conflicting feelings towards ‘fixedness’

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      A guide to Arashiyama, Kyoto: land of poets — and photo opportunities

      Just a few hours from Tokyo lies one of Japan’s most storied — and beautiful — literary destinations, which also makes for a perfect weekend break

    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      News in-depthTokyo Olympics
      Tokyo Olympics clean-up hits big businesses

      Widening probe into alleged sponsorship-related bribery has led to high-profile arrests

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Five of the best sento bathhouse experiences in Tokyo

      Soak up the calming, charming atmosphere at these Japanese institutions, which range from the proudly old-school to hipster havens

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      An insider guide to Tokyo’s Koreatown

      Where to shop and eat in Shin-Okubo, one of the city’s buzziest districts

    • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      Chef Daniel Calvert’s insider guide to Tokyo dining

      The British chef at the helm of Tokyo’s Michelin-starred Sézanne reveals his favourite places to eat and drink in the Japanese capital

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Where to feast on Japan’s regional flavours — without leaving Tokyo

      Let the capital take you on a culinary journey around the nation, sampling everything from the north’s ‘soup curry’ to the far south’s Spam and tofu speciality

    • Sunday, 2 October, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Karaoke in Tokyo with your boss: a strategic guide

      How to achieve professional triumph in this gladiatorial arena

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Kill time and zombies: four of Tokyo’s most exciting game centres

      From retro-tastic classics to mind-blowing VR adventures — via good old pinball machines — every gaming taste is catered to here

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Asian prime property
      Renting in Tokyo: the perks and the pitfalls

      International tenants may find lower rents and less competition than in other global cities, but also hidden costs and obstacles

    • Saturday, 30 July, 2022
      Leo Lewis
      The Olympic pain barrier beckons again for Japan

      The city of Sapporo wants to host the 2030 Winter Games despite hard lessons from last year’s sporting festival

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Japanese business & finance
      Hong Kong elite descends on Tokyo for bargain property buys

      Investors join luxury real estate tours as yen hits record lows and Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose policies

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      Five of the best bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Tokyo

      Here’s where to find chocolate at its purest — and all crafted by pioneering artisans — in the Japanese capital

    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Corporate culture
      The great Tokyo exodus

      A record number of companies have moved out of the capital to the countryside in the past year, reversing age-old working practices

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      FT Globetrotter
      12 glorious highlights in Tokyo’s constellation of starchitecture

      An ever-shifting canvas for Japan’s world-leading architects, the city is dotted with examples of their mind-bending vision — from stadiums and subway stations to a cake shop and public loos

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      HTSIMakers and creators: guest edited by Jony Ive
      Fashion designer Hiroki Nakamura on why he values all things vintage

      The founder of Japanese label Visvim looks to the time-worn treasures of the past to find his inspiration

    • Friday, 15 April, 2022
      FT SeriesThe HTSI spring design special 2022
      Kengo Kuma: ‘I am not attached to objects at all’

      But the Tokyo-based architect still loves tenuguis and his cat T-shirt 

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
      Global InsightKathrin Hille
      Ukraine war forces Japan foreign policy rethink over Russia

      Hopes dashed that Moscow could be turned into an ally to counter China

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
      Japanese politics & policy
      Electricity saving averts Tokyo blackout after earthquake shuts power plants

      Businesses and residents asked to conserve energy as power reserves fall

    • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
      HTSI
      Cult Shop: for Tokyo’s stationery dreamers

      Kakimori’s in-house ink shop – where you can create your own unique colour – ticks all the write boxes

    • Friday, 4 February, 2022
      News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics
      NBC battles China controversy and fickle viewers in bid for Winter Olympic glory

      Network paid billions for exclusive US rights but faces declining audience interest

    • Monday, 17 January, 2022
      FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
      ‘Womenomics’ pioneer Kathy Matsui’s guide to Tokyo

      One of Asia’s top financial executives — whose groundbreaking work on gender parity helped shape Japanese government policy — highlights Tokyo’s female game-changers in the fields of art, design and food

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