Japan is well known for its railways; most notably the bullet train or the shinkansen.

Looking down at London from a plane’s descent into Heathrow, it feels like the city extends in every direction. Crescents of houses, punctuated by children's parks; grandiose squares and familiar landmarks.

For Japan, 2021 couldn’t have started in a worse way. On the 8^th of January, the Tokyo Metropolitan region including Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba Prefecture entered its second state of emergency, soon followed by another seven prefectures including Osaka, Aichi and Fukuoka.

Austin’s prosperous economic growth, driven by a rise in skilled, wealthy, entrepreneurial new residents migrating to the up-and-coming technology industry, has fuelled the attractiveness of the city to outsiders.

When you think of Miami, your mind probably goes straight to iconic images of South Beach, with white sand beaches and palm trees under the Floridian sun. But what if we said there was more to Miami?