One of my first memories of moving to Japan in 2001 was the surprise at seeing how everyone lined up on one side of the escalator, leaving an open path for people in a rush. How courteous, I thought.

Standing still on an escalator has become a paid profession in Japan’s city of Nagoya – part of a quirky but earnest campaign to reduce accidents and instil order ahead of an expected surge in ...

You’d expect to see them in a shopping mall. But on a Colombian hillside? Surprisingly, escalators are one of the innovative transport solutions that have helped transform life in a place once known ...

A trip to Japan is on just about everybody's bucket list. From the vibrant metropolis of Tokyo, with its high energy, fashion inspiration, narrow restaurant-lined alleys, and dreamy skyline, to the ...