Tokyo has emerged from the fallout from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami, re-assuming its position as an Asian hotspot for business travel.
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The city’s jazz cafes, where locals sit for hours listening to record collections that can numbers in the thousands, are finding new life through a younger generation.
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In Seoul, Narita, Singapore and Bangkok, airport layovers offer affordable cultural experiences that act as escape routes from the overpriced tedium of standard airport venues.
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Local artists in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto reveal the mystery behind their craft, from silk-weaving to manga cartoons.
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These six artists in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto are the safeguards of the country’s artistic methods, preserving age-old crafts such as calligraphy and manga.
The Japanese city is full of baffling – yet logical -- attractions, from maid cafes to plastic food to giant robot statues.
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