{
  "id": 10418965,
  "title": "World : Feature: Raccoons Spread Into Japanese Cities As Farm Damage Mounts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/world-feature-raccoons-spread-into-japanese-cities-as-farm-damage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:26:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2612899"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OSAKA, Sept 28 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Raccoon damage is rising sharply across Japan, with agricultural losses nearing 700 million yen (US$4.4 million) a year as the invasive species expands into cities as well as rural areas. Damage to agricultural crops caused by raccoons reached 693 million yen nationwide in the fiscal year starting April 2024, more than double the 334 million yen recorded a decade…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}