Introducing our brand-new programme exploring Japan’s role in driving innovation and improving lives worldwide, through technology, sport and cultural exchange. We meet inventors, athletes and communities looking forward to a more inclusive future.

In Focus - Coming soon: In Focus

We visit Tokyo to find out how Japan is driving innovation for inclusive societies. We meet the minds behind two technologies, ‘LiveTalk’ and ‘Nin_Nin’, which are helping people become better connected, whether it's by creating conversation between those who speak different languages or giving disabled people the independence to navigate cities.

In Focus - Talking to the world

At a marathon in Yamagata and an event in Dar Es Salaam run by Ladies First, a partnership between Japan and Tanzania to encourage gender balance in sport, we meet the Tanzanian athletes racing towards an equal future.

In Focus - Taking strides to empower women

M24 is the radio station of Monocle magazine, with news and shows on foreign affairs, business, culture, urbanism, food & drink, design, print media and more.

Monocle 24: In Focus