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With bullet trains, bamboo forests and battered octopus, Japan is one big adventure for solo traveller Nicola Brady

Japanese electronic music. A new trend is now sweeping through the country. Japan’s landscape is influencing its music scene, especially

Shadowy human figures seem to drift hauntingly through the mountains surrounded by rainbow light. Learn more about this and seven other strange and wonderful phenomena observed in nature.

Seiko Seiko has produced watches with dials inspired by the green moss of winter, the red leaves of autumn and the white peaks of Mount Hotaka. It has released a model whose dial colour mimics the mangrove swamps on Iriomote, an island in the Okinawa Prefecture, another said to evoke the dawn light over Tokyo and still another that “captures the beauty of cherry blossom at night”. Related Story Ask someone from Japan whats unique about their country and there’s a fair chance they’ll ...