Last year the United Nations passed a new set of sanctions against North Korea after another underground nuclear test. The measures targeted North Korean banking, travel and trade, but the regime in […]

One of the most beautiful railways in the world has had one of its most successful summers on record. The 20km train ride from Flam, at the end of the Unesco-protected Aurlandsfjord, […]

Fast and Furrious 4 – Tokyo Drift in Real Life [via @Sne Bjørnsten]

A Swiss company is working on technology it says could deliver passengers across the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours. Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports from Payerne, Switzerland.

Due to it’s booming economy China is changing faster than any country in history. Anthony Bourdain travels to Shanghai.

A really great event in Japan is the Tokyo Game Show – just amazing. Ultra-crowded and packed with games, games, models and loads of cosplay. So much to see and experience. If […]

With the most bathhouses in Tokyo, Ota Ward is the perfect place for anyone interested in slipping into a sento. Hoping to make things easier for everyone involved, the ward has created […]

At first glance, they look much like people, and the village seems to be full of residents going about their daily business. These particular locals are not people, though, but scarecrows…