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Fuel vs. Food: SE Asia Biofuel Shift
Indonesia and Malaysia are rapidly increasing biodiesel blends. This shift could impact food availability and exports in the region.
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Rohingya take to sea as UN food aid cuts hit Bangladesh refugee camps
More leave even after nearly 900 reported dead or missing in deadliest year of 2025
May 22, 2026•Nikkei Asia
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Pakistan Secures Copper-Gold Belt
Pakistan is deploying paramilitary forces to protect its copper-gold mining region. This move aims to bolster investor confidence in mining projects.
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Kawasaki Heavy to partner with Nvidia on physical AI, open US robot center
Japan industrial group's joint development initiative includes Microsoft, Fujitsu
Source: Nikkei Asia
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‘Soul Mate’ reaches for pathos but remains hollow
With a globe-spanning story and plenty of melodrama, Netflix's queer-themed limited series ultimately falters under the weight of its own ambiguity.
Source: The Japan Times
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Saitama man arrested over alleged drunken driving of fake police car
Ren Nakamura, 23, is suspected of driving the vehicle, which had been modified to look like an unmarked police car, and crashing it into a utility pole.
Source: The Japan Times
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How China and U.S. navigate the Strait of Hormuz stranglehold
The Strait of Hormuz has evolved into a laboratory for a new form of geopolitical coercion where access itself becomes currency.
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan lacks enough underground shelters to withstand missile attacks
Municipalities struggle to find suitable sites with nationwide coverage at 5%
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Krispy Kreme Japan is bringing two special donuts to the most-forgotten big city in the country
Local sweets-fan favorite serves as inspiration for one of two donuts not available anywhere else in the world. You’d think it’d be hard for a city of nearly two and a half million people to get overl
Source: SoraNews24
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Japan college to build AI- and robot-powered city within a city
Science Tokyo redevelopment draws 70 partners including NTT and Hitachi
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Terra Drone's Indonesia CEO sentenced to 16 months for deadly fire
Japanese startup's local boss found guilty of negligence in blaze that killed 22
Source: Nikkei Asia
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