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The long-awaited lifting of the ban on foreign tourists coincides with the launch of striking new works — and a new hotel — on Naoshima Island
Here’s where to find chocolate at its purest — and all crafted by pioneering artisans — in the Japanese capital
The trophy real-estate project was mothballed in the financial crisis. Now a Maldives-style Anantara resort aims to put the islands back on the map
An ex-British army barracks, an old-world shophouse and key locations for plane and superyacht spotters all offer refreshing twists to the city-state’s classic weekend dining experience
A journey along the country’s spine, in the footsteps of John the Baptist and TE Lawrence
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
In the first of a new FT Globetrotter series on sustainable escapes in and around our destination cities, we sail an hour south of Singapore to a duo of sublime private-island resorts that privilege renewability, the environment and community engagement
The British superchef shares his highlights of the HK food scene, from mooncakes to Michelin stardom — via the best fried chicken in town and creative odes to classic Cantonese cooking
For the CEO of boutique hospitality group Naumi Hotels, the city-state’s sleek 1930s architecture, vibrant Arab Street and colourful temples all feed his creativity — and its eateries whet his appetite
Step back in time on these historical trails that take in overgrown wartime ruins, incredible feats of Victorian engineering and an ancient stone circle
Kakimori’s in-house ink shop – where you can create your own unique colour – ticks all the write boxes
The writer has been visiting the city for more than 30 years — but the last few months have offered a fresh perspective
We asked you to share your ‘happy places’ around the world — and you’ve whisked us everywhere from an Alaskan ice-cream parlour to a Singaporean Eden, via a magical Roman ruin . . .
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
A landscape in constant flux plays a key role in these portraits of both the light and dark sides of Singaporean society
Be it New York subway trains, a Frankfurt bakery or a Tokyo karaoke joint, these are the spots that never fail to uplift the FT’s globetrotters
From waterfronts to mountain peaks, these routes for runners of all levels take in a giant golden egg, Buddhas big and small . . . and the occasional cow
In this series from FT Globetrotter, our film critic selects the best movies in which the city plays a starring role
A mountain village in Japan’s Nagano prefecture provides a perfect winter getaway
It might be best known for its frenetic action cinema, but lush love stories, stylised portraits of a long-gone world and riotous domestic comedy are all part of the big picture too
A Kurosawa crime thriller, a Soviet sci-fi epic and a wild anime reimagining of the Nativity are among the classics that take our film critic to Tokyo
After 30 years away, returning to the Gulf city shows that despite the breakneck development, some things never change
Just off Zanzibar, Chumbe Island is a small but successful model of how tourism and conservation can work together
In tightly restricted Hong Kong, ‘seacations’ — round-trip jaunts into international waters — are proving popular, but do they offer a sense of escape or underline the city’s isolation?
Contemporary Italian and Japanese cuisine flirt to exquisite effect — in gorgeous, glamorous surrounds — at the celebrated Italian chef’s latest outpost
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