Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Gatsby-inspired cocktail at Swissôtel Nankai Osaka; summer bar at Grand Hyatt Fukuoka; Spanish fair at Royal Park Hotel

Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Take a sky-high meal at Tokyo Skytree; savory cold noodles for summer; American grill master visits Marunouchi

Travel | BACKSTREET STORIES

Wisteria wanderings in Kameido

by Kit Nagamura

Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Japanese afternoon tea; Beatles and disco dinner party; eat off Kutani porcelain

Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

"Veggie sweets" buffet; all-day pancakes; sparkling Turkish celebration

Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Special holiday brunch at ANA InterContinental; Westin Tokyo garden opens; star French chef visits Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE

Eatrip: A healthy diet of peace and quiet

by Robbie Swinnerton

Food & Drink | SWEET INSPIRATIONS

Japanese desserts with an alcohol kick

by Robbie Swinnerton

Food & Drink | FOOD MATTERS

Gourmet food for cheap, if you can stand for it

by Robbie Swinnerton

Food & Drink | JAPANESE KITCHEN

Springtime beans aim for the sky

by Makiko Itoh

Food & Drink | EVERYMAN EATS

Chomp your way through spring

by Steve Trautlein

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE

Katsuzen: Ginza offers tonkatsu that's a cutlet above

by Robbie Swinnerton

Environment | WILD WATCH

Cycads: 'living fossils' with a deadly twist

by Mark Brazil

Environment | OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK

Finding ways not to say 'mottainai!' in the woods

by C.W. Nicol

Environment | OUR PLANET EARTH

Mr. Abe: Bag the nukes and heed the Keeling Curve

by Stephen Hesse

Environment | WILD WATCH

Dwarf bamboo's no pushover whatever the season

by Mark Brazil

Environment | OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK

Our tree dragon fires new hopes for tsunami survivors

by C.W. Nicol

Environment | OUR PLANET EARTH

African elephants pluck at Japan's heartstrings

by Stephen Hesse

Style | ON: DESIGN

From paperclip holders and cityscape planters to corner lights and sustainable cameras

by Jean Snow

Style | ON: DESIGN

Wooden simplicity and pop-color spring fun

by Jean Snow

Style | ON: DESIGN

Keeping your desk in order: from bookish obsessions to tidy-up toys

by Jean Snow

Style | ON: DESIGN

Clipping candlesticks, JetClean air, cooking fun, coat stands and kids's stuff

by Jean Snow

Style | ON: DESIGN

Living with birds, communicating with flowers and OnDesign favorites

by Jean Snow

Style | ON: DESIGN

Stuck on a Good Design Award winner

by Jean Snow

People | CLOSE-UP

Language no barrier to multimedia Jon Kabira

by Tomoko Otake

People | WORDS TO LIVE BY

A fortunate life among hot springs

by Judit Kawaguchi

People | CLOSE-UP

Dai Tamesue: Japan's 'samurai hurdler' keeps rising to new challenges

by Tomoko Otake

People | WORDS TO LIVE BY

Edoya Nekohachi entertains with animal voices

by Judit Kawaguchi

People | CLOSE-UP

Shigeru Ban: 'People's architect' combines permanence and paper

by Edan Corkill

People | WORDS TO LIVE BY

Kite artist Tetsuya Kishida

by Judit Kawaguchi