Japan
Sweet magic in Hokkaido
Sushi for breakfast, crisps for dessert and delicious chocolate
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
Consider the way of the tiger
We should learn lessons from Japan as we start to face our own demographic crunch
Jam, Jute, journalism, Japanese design
There is a lot more to see and enjoy in Dundee than London reviewers suggested
The elusive Seiji Ozawa was Japan’s greatest peacemaker
Farewell not just to a conductor but to a generous man
Italian lessons
On matching the sauce to the pasta
A leader who loved Japan
How Shinzo Abe and his country resisted stagnation
Unearthly study of life and death
Yukio Mishima concealed his poignant political commentary in a run-of-the-mill science fiction novel
The bacchanalia of Kawanabe Kyōsai
This exhibition at the Royal Academy revels in the artist’s versatility
Russia’s Tsushima moment
Campaign Diary: Putin’s regime is suffering from an old problem — imperial overreach
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
Starmer’s tax will hurt children
It is not just a tax, it is cruel theft
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
What do Labour think a conversion therapy is?
There has to be a middle ground between complete denial and complete affirmation
Midlands marvels and mysteries
A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
Why Ukraine almost certainly cannot win
And why the war is likely to continue anyway
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
