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A Pronto employee cleans a house in New Delhi

ASIA PACIFIC / Society

Apr 15, 2026

In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risks

The craze among consumers and workers is tempered by concerns about women's safety in a country with ?high rates of sexual harassment.

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.

Can AI replace a priest? Japan’s temples and shrines are testing the limits.

By Alex K.T. Martin

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