Mount Nijo News Today

ASUKA, Nara -- A reconstructed octagonal burial mound in this west Japan village said to belong to an Asuka period (late 6th to 8th century) empress w

Itoshima – One of the Most Liveable Small Cities in the World Monocle magazine and I agree on a lot of things. Ever since I flipped through its first issue in February 2007, I’ve felt like it’s one of very few Western media that really ‘get’ Japan. I was convinced of that when Monocle first named Fukuoka one of the world’s 25 most liveable cities. The ranking debuted in 2008 – with Fukuoka at number 17 – and the city has featured every year since. The magazine seemed to recogniz...