Love Japan is a celebration of Japanese culture, covering lifestyle, travel, food, art, fashion and events. Read about Iga Ueno, Japan's little known 'Ninja Town', learn how to make a matcha cheesecake, read about the wonderful world of Japanese vending machines, and view the latest collections from lolita fashion brands. That's just for starters! our first issue is packed full of fun and interesting articles.

Could gas, the least polluting fossil fuel, perform the transition between the forthcoming exhaustion of oil and the slow development of renewable energy? Our special report makes an inventory of world reserves and new techniques to extract them, and investigates the biogas alternative.