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1 week ago | 
restofworld.org | Nithin Coca |Munira Mutaher
On a sweltering June day, an artificial intelligence-powered humanoid robot built by Chinese firm Ubtech entertained a crowd of hundreds waiting to enter the China pavilion at the Osaka World Expo. Robotics is just one of several industries where Chinese companies are challenging their Western rivals — Ubtech’s latest model can speed-walk, scan barcodes, and handle receptionist tasks.
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2 weeks ago | 
jstories.media | Nithin Coca
A Japanese startup pioneers lightweight, flexible materials with innovative design to reduce energy waste 20 minutes ago JStories ー The world is interconnected, and so is energy, the driver of the global economy.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.mongabay.com | Nithin Coca
Governments across Southeast Asia are looking at carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) as a way to meet climate targets. Projects have been proposed in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, with Japanese companies involved in all three countries. Critics say CCS costs too much to be commercially viable, underperforms at capturing carbon, and serves as a diversion from actually reducing emissions.
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3 weeks ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Nithin Coca
Over the past four years, a big shift has taken place in the market for one of the world’s fastest growing and most important energy sources. Japan, long the world’s leading consumer, investor, and distributor of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has seen its position overtaken by China.
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1 month ago | 
earthisland.org | Nithin Coca
Fishing communities and conservationists are pushing back against offshore wind projects.
JAPAN’S NORTHERN-MOST island, Hokkaido, is the eastern-most refuge of the white-tailed eagle. The island’s mostly underdeveloped coastline, rugged and filled with sharp, green cliffs, brown bears, wolves, and a constant, strong, cold northern wind, has ample potential nesting spots for this migratory raptor, and healthy fisheries provide needed nourishment.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
equaltimes.org | Nithin Coca
On 29 August 2024, the streets around the Presidential palace and the headquarters of Grab and GoJek in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, were filled with thousands of striking motorcycle taxi gig workers and their allies, wearing green jackets, helmets, and carrying signs calling on better working conditions and legal protections. It was the latest in what has become a regular occurrence across the country: actions, strikes and protests by an increasingly organised sector.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
news.mongabay.com | Nithin Coca
Several of Asia’s biggest economies are promoting coal gasification as a viable part of their clean energy transition, arguing that turning coal into synthetic gas yields a cleaner fuel and reduces dependence on imports of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas. But activists and experts point out that gasified coal is still a highly polluting fossil fuel, and that relying on it prolongs coal mining, which has long been linked to environmental and human rights violations.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
mcdowellnews.com | Nithin Coca
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
tulsaworld.com | Nithin Coca
In 2016, ads for a new car-sharing service called Gig Car Share began popping up. The service allowed users to pick up a car with an app or a physical card, drive it anywhere within a designated "home zone," and leave it at a streetside parking spot, Next City notes. The idea was that this type of free-flow car-sharing could complement public transit, bike-share, and ride-hailing, ultimately helping reduce car ownership.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
omaha.com | Nithin Coca
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