'I am smitten with Tokyo's eclectic mix of modern cosmopolitanism and old world Japan,' confesses Dinesh Raheja.
Bromance is a fun film that doesn't take itself too seriously, observes Arjun Menon.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
Glimpses of how dogs are worshipped in two contrasting worlds, Nepal and Japan.
Aishwarya Sathe and her husband spent 13 days crisscrossing Japan and adored every minute of it.
Thirteen women, who have broken gender stereotypes, reveal what it takes to do a 'man's job'.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace photographers.
The Epson International Pano Awards is an extraordinarily spectacular showcase for the world's best photographic panoramas. With entries from over 70 countries, this year's winning images serve up a sublime array of striking shots affirming the vivid immersive capacity of panoramic photography. The overall Open competition winner this year was Bulgarian photographer Veselin Atanasov, with one specifically highlighted image featuring a gorgeous sunrise in Tuscany, Italy. Take a look for stunning shots from the 2018 Pano Awards.
Whether Rahul likes it or not, he will be judged by what he does to put the party back on its feet, says Colonel R Hariharan (retd).
Here's your weekly digest of odd photos from around the world.
There's never a bad time to visit Japan.
According to a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent, think tank dedicated to shifting the world's focus to peace as a positive and tangible measure of progress, India ranks 143rd
'Whether I die in Calcutta or in Paris, on a Wednesday or a Saturday, it does not matter, but you would not want me to come to India's door and then return to France without having visited India.' 'Either I will die or I will visit India!' Claude Arpi hails Georges Clemenceau, French prime minister during the Great War, a great man who loved India.
This week's digest of stories that are weird, true and funny.
The painstakingly created Buddhist temples and gardens of Japan are a work of art, says Anjuli Bhargava.
A billion dollars in renewable energy is huge.
Hidenori Ish talks about his fascinating journey, from a small town in Japan to Tamil Nadu in India, for the love of music.
We present you 15 of the weirdest stories that were too funny to be true.
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