The Australia pavilion harnesses “Australia’s unique natural beauty”.

Pink emu? Inside Australia’s kitsch pavilion for World Expo 2025

The Australia Pavilion by Melbourne-based Buchan is the latest in a long line of dazzling environments that expresses how we live today.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Trunk Hotel (Yoyogi Park) Tokyo has flourishing greenery on balconies and faces one of the city’s largest parks.
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A rarity in Tokyo,this new hotel is one of the city’s best

Trunk (Hotel) Yoyogi Park encourages guests to explore one of the city’s biggest natural spaces.

  • byPenny Watson
Robot cafe

This Tokyo cafe offers a peek at the future of humanity

Robot waiters take a star turn in the Japanese capital’s DAWN Avatar Robot Cafe,but something more important is going on behind the scenes.

  • byTracey Spicer
Japan is a wonderful holiday destination,but it’s not a perfect society.
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Is Japan a perfect society? No,despite what Western tourists might think

We’ve all heard of tourists moving through the world with rose-coloured glasses but a recent viral post about Japan is ridiculous.

  • byBen Groundwater
The Japanese will queue for something if it’s good,whether from ramen (above) to udon,katsudon to kakigori,gyudon to gyoza.

Is any meal worth queuing more than an hour for? Yes,these ones

Some places are simply not worth the wait (hello,In-N-Out Burger and Cinnabon),but there are others where queuing for an hour or more is time well spent.

  • byBen Groundwater
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Things have changed when it comes to payment methods in the Land of the Rising Sun.

Thank COVID for making one aspect of travelling in Japan much easier

Until recently Japan was still a very much cash-only society,where even restaurant bills of hundreds of dollars would have to be settled with cold,hard currency.

  • byBen Groundwater
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Ten reasons Japan’s bullet trains still put others to shame

Japan’s iconic Shinkansen are celebrating 60 years of operation and they just keep getting better (and faster).

  • byDanielle Demetriou
Nagasaki – scenic,agreeable and dense with history.

Port guide:Nagasaki,Japan

This destination is overshadowed by its atomic bombing,but don’t be misled:Nagasaki is one of Japan’s most laid-back and enjoyable small cities.

  • byBrian Johnston
Tourists flock to Osaka’s Dotonburi to have a Japanese shopping experience.

Port guide:Osaka,Japan

Osaka is a hard-working,progressive,fun-loving city whose shopping,dining and street life provides a heady counterpoint to Japan’s cultural sights.

  • byBrian Johnston
The Tokyo Toilet project has taken the design of public toilets to a whole other level.

Japan’s toilets are amazing,but Tokyo’s public loos are next level

Public bathrooms aren’t usually stars of travel itineraries,but The Tokyo Toilet scheme’s facilities deserve to be.

  • byLee Tran Lam