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  "id": 1004556,
  "title": "Empathy for colonial-era victims key to closer Japan ties: S. Korea's Lee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/empathy-for-colonial-era-victims-key-to-closer-japan-ties-s-koreas-lee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T09:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260815/p2g/00m/0in/021000c"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called Saturday for empathy toward victims of Japan's colonial rule to build a foundation for de",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S. flags S. Korea, Japan, EU, others over transshipment risks involving China-linked goods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/u-s-flags-s-korea-japan-eu-others-over-transshipment-risks-involving",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:40:57.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}