When locating urban public transport in Europe, it’s important to know your traveler’s alphabet.

When I was preparing for a trip to Japan, I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to understand proper chopstick etiquette. It turns out that I missed an entire set of rude and clumsy behaviors. Oh well, I’ll do better next time after studying these rules for eating.

The savvy traveler these days best take a deep dive into the risk pool. The World Monitor is a real-time global intelligence dashboard that includes military activity, climate anomalies, live webcam feeds in warzones, internet outages, active fires, and even stormy weather.

In Japan: scientists find a new compound that may reset the body clock and cut jet lag recovery nearly in half.