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Ashwin Manikandan

A man works inside an agricultural supplies shop in Nashik district, India.

ASIA PACIFIC / Society / ANALYSIS

Apr 24, 2026

India’s digital currency push targets its leaky welfare system

If the program gains traction, the world’s most populous nation ?could in theory become its biggest issuer of a central bank digital currency.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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