As people become disenchanted with traditional institutions, brands from T-Mobile to Urban Compass are showing their 'human' side. Catering to the new mindset is The Sunday Assembly, a growing network of “radically inclusive” secular congregations.

We discuss attitudes to religion and spirituality with Gen Y and ask them: what's the meaning of life?

Despite its collectivist traditions, Japan is seeing a rise of individuals who are actively rejecting the company of others. And from one-person karaoke boxes to solo restaurant booths, businesses are adapting to this unconventional customer.

Driven by an increasing sense of loneliness, the concept of a shared house is being adopted by Japan's young singletons. Yet with so many people in Japan struggling with social anxieties, how are these micro-communities forming?