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In Indonesia, truckers have turned ‘One Piece’ Straw Hat Pirates flag into a protest symbol ahead of Independence Day (www.malaymail.com)

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Drivers are choosing to fly the One Piece flag instead as a show of dissatisfaction with the current government.

Much of it stems from Indonesia’s new Zero ODOL policy, ODOL meaning over-dimension and overloaded trucks in a bid to improve road safety as well as address damage caused by said trucks.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

TBH the fact that anybody on the mainland might have a positive opinion of Japan, especially with a country closely aligned with China, is astonishing.

Feels like a lot of potential for real democratic gains in the region.