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  "id": 1016847,
  "title": "Korea denounces Japanese officials' visits to Yasukuni Shrine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/korea-denounces-japanese-officials-visits-to-yasukuni-shrine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T11:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260815/korea-denounces-japanese-officials-visits-to-yasukuni-shrine"
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  "summary": "Korea denounced visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials and politicians Saturday, urging Japan's leaders to face history and show remorse in order to develop bilateral relations based on mutual trust. The foreign ministry issued a statement after Japanese ministers and lawmakers visited or sent ritual offerings to the controversial shrine, a symbol of Japan's militaristic past, on the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Japan PM Takaichi Sends Offering To Yasukuni Shrine On WWII Anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/world-japan-pm-takaichi-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-on-wwii",
        "published": "2026-08-15T02:09:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Japan defence minister visits Yasukuni war shrine, PM Takaichi stays away",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/japan-defence-minister-visits-yasukuni-war-shrine-pm-takaichi-stays",
        "published": "2026-08-15T02:58:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/china-blasts-japanese-officials-visit-to-yasukuni-shrine-on-wwii",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:00:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) S. Korea deplores Japanese officials' visits to Yasukuni Shrine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/lead-s-korea-deplores-japanese-officials-visits-to-yasukuni-shrine",
        "published": "2026-08-15T08:59:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea denounces Japanese officials' visits to Yasukuni Shrine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/korea-denounces-japanese-officials-visits-to-yasukuni-shrine-1018684",
        "published": "2026-08-15T11:12:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}