What $100 Buys in… Tokyo
Japanese designers are famously future-obsessed, but their best creations pay respect to tradition.
Japanese designers are famously future-obsessed, but their best creations pay respect to tradition.

Explore the southern city of Kunming, mingle with locals at a Bai minority village, and visit Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang.

A new crop of small hotels offers plenty of bang for your baht.
Beijing's restored royal complex is immense—could there really be 9,999 rooms? Here's how to take over the formerly off-limits palace for the day.
Who turned out the lights? A total solar eclipse transforms day into night—and the century's longest such moment takes place this July.
Our photographer exposes the energy of Tokyo's street life—neon, anime, jagged architecture—as well as its quieter moments and whimsy.
Moving to the capital of Malaysia inspired writer Robyn Eckhardt to launch EatingAsia, a blog that explores Kuala Lumpur through its food. For a city filled with people who live to eat, we just couldn't ask for better guides than Robyn and her photographer husband.