Tim Walker takes a wander around the ever-vibrant Japanese capital.

The lowest point in China is an unlikely place for a wine industry to be based. It's possibly the hottest and driest place in the country. It also gets cold, down as low as -24.4C. And it's smack in the middle of the great sandy desert which, under various names, stretches right across Central Asia. But there's evidence grapes have been grown in this inhospitable place for millennia, supported by an intricate underground irrigation developed by the Uighur people.

A remote and harsh area of China produces some liquid surprises for Jim Eagles.

Matt Johnson discovers the leap from medical tourist to moped enthusiast is only a monkey (or two) away.

Liz Light discovers China's heartland by bike.

It is often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Not so, perhaps, when it comes to ancient Hindu temples.

Bath butlers, shoe removers and fire stokers: tiny Bhutan treats its visitors like members of its royal family, Leah McLennan writes.

This boutique hotel is perched high on a pine-covered hillside overlooking the pretty Bhutanese township of Paro, the country's cultural heart.

The strange rock formations dotted across the high plateaus of Turkey's Central Anatolia region were formed by a huge volcanic eruption three million years ago. Over time, the ash, lava and mud deposited by the eruption were eroded, creating the area's bizarre 'fairy-chimney' geography, which exists nowhere else on earth.

Tropical rainforest bursting with wildlife is being burned to make way for oil palm plantations, writes Jim Eagles.

Peter Calder on the documentary of Rob Hamill's solemn journey to Cambodia where his brother was killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Galle has been a strategic port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years.

Galle has been a strategic Sri Lankan port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years. As such, there have been plenty of historical treasures to find in the waters of the Indian Ocean just off shore.

Tourist bosses in Japan hope the 634-metre tower will be a big draw for foreign visitors.

For Phuket's ethnic Chinese community, this bizarre festival is a time of cleansing, purity and abstinence.

Her aim is to help 'kickstart a revolution' by giving citizens access to the power and information to challenge and overturn decisions.