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  1. Travel in Japan one year after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

    12 March 2012

    One year after Japan’s heartbreaking triple-disaster, the country still has a lot more reconstruction ahead of it and some psychological...

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  2. Top places to see puppets around the world

    12 October 2010

    “Nobody’s looking for a puppeteer in today’s wintry economic climate,” complained the unemployed Craig Schwartz, the character portrayed by John...

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  3. Japanese noodles for beginners

    20 September 2010

    This is an excerpt from the Eating chapter of Lonely Planet’s Tokyo guide.It’s hard to imagine how Tokyo could function...

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  4. Japan: travel by bullet train

    17 July 2010

    Modern Japan’s most iconic image, the bullet train symbolises the country’s post-WWII rebirth as a heavyweight technological powerhouse. Travel by...

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  5. Top 10 Airports

    10 December 2009

    Because sometimes it’s not the journey, or the destination, that matters…1. Changi Airport, Singapore (SIN)Changi is the Meryl Streep of...

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