## 🇯🇵 New Meilisearch Cloud region

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![New Meilisearch Cloud region: Japan](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Ggs8g_MXXMA_Ar_GY_8_4134d2969a.jpeg)](https://cloud.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates)

Meilisearch Cloud is expanding! You can now **deploy Meilisearch in Japan**. Get faster, localized search today.

[Get started](https://cloud.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates)

## 🔔 Upgrade to v1.12

[![Meilisearch 1.12 release notes](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_1_12_7139b280d2.jpg)](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/meilisearch-1-12)

Last month, we shipped v1.12 which brings 2x faster document insertion, 4x faster incremental updates, and 1.5x faster embedding generation. Update now!

[Learn more](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/meilisearch-1-12)

## 📰 In the news

### 💬 Building a RAG system with Meilisearch

Learn the best practices for building a retrieval-augmented generation system.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/how-to-build-rag)

### 🔍 Semantic search with Mistral embeddings

Build semantic search with the latest Mistral Small 3 model from Anthropic.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/ai/mistral)

### ✨ How personalization and recommendations enhance search and discovery

A case study of how Amazon, Reddit, Notion, and more build engaging search UX.

[Read the case study](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/personalization-recommendations)

### ⚛️ How to add AI-powered search to a React app

Learn to build a React movie search and recommendation app with Meilisearch.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/add-ai-powered-search-to-react)

### 🚀 Building docs search with Docs Crawler

Integrate search in your documentation website using the documentation crawler.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/documentation-crawler-release)

## 🤗 Made with Meilisearch

[LibreChat](https://www.librechat.ai/) is an open-source AI Conversation app compatible with all AI providers. Use a single, customizable UI to interact with any LLM models. LibreChat uses Meilisearch to search through conversation history.

[![LibreChat](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/demo_light_70288907aa.webp)](https://www.librechat.ai/)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the [#built-with-meilisearch](https://dub.sh/meili-discord?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates) channel!_


## 😏 Did you know?

The fastest way to get started is with Meilisearch Cloud.

[Start free trial](https://www.meilisearch.com/cloud)

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Meilisearch January Updates

🇯🇵 New Meilisearch Cloud region

🔔 Upgrade to v1.12

📰 In the news

💬 Building a RAG system with Meilisearch

🔍 Semantic search with Mistral embeddings

✨ How personalization and recommendations enhance search and discovery

⚛️ How to add AI-powered search to a React app

🚀 Building docs search with Docs Crawler

🤗 Made with Meilisearch

😏 Did you know?

Meilisearch AI launch week recap

Building the future of search with Meilisearch AI

Meilisearch February updates