Situated on the boundary of Shinjuku’s Memory Lane — a narrow alleyway of shabby but charming food stalls — Tajimaya Coffee House stands as evidence of Tokyo’s enduring kissaten culture. Kissaten ...

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Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern ...

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If 2025 goes down as the year the trans-Atlantic alliance broke down, future historians will marvel at just how far national leaders strayed from the “grassroots” in Europe and America.

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Photo / Michael Cunningham Whangārei’s controversial Hundertwasser Art Centre is seeing green shoots in its visitor numbers but still continues to be reliant on Whangārei District Council ...