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SKYWARD

February 2010

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FEATURES

In the Diamond Highlands
Chapada Diamantina in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia is an area of lush rainforest that, with its highly varied flora and fauna, has been referred to as Brazil’s lost world.
By Colin Barraclough
At the Silk Road’s End
This year marks the 1,300th anniversary of Nara becoming the first true capital of Japan, and this attractive city retains many of the cultural splendors from ancient times.
By Rachel Blake
The Queen of Hills
The splendid mountain setting and cool climate of Shimla in northern India made this hill station an obvious choice of summer capital for the British colonial government in India.
By Peter Aronson and Yésica del Moral

DEPARTMENTS

BUSINESS TRENDS
The Soft Cell
Robert Gilhooly surveys the market for mobile phones with safety features designed for young children.
DOWN TO EARTH
Justin McCurry looks at the offbeat and unusual side of modern-day Japan.
WHEELS
Alfa Numerics
Justin Gardiner takes Alfa Romeo’s lively new MiTo hatchback for a spin.
BOOKSHELF
Legendary Tono
Mark Austin reviews a new edition of eerie tales from Japanese folklore.
SKYWARD INTERVIEW
Michio Kaku
Owen Pye interviews the physicist who is one of the leading figures in the field of string theory.
TABLE TALK
Root Words
Steve Ford outlines some of the uses burdock root is put to in Japanese cookery and suggests a couple of recipes.
ENCOUNTERS
Around the World in 10 Seconds
Roff Smith takes in the unique atmosphere of the old South Pole base and details a circumnavigation.
BRAIN BUSTERS
Some puzzles and a crossword to while away the hours on high.
JAL'S WORLD
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
What’s on this month in Japan.

Cover illustration by Koji Fujikawa (Hiroshima, Japan)

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