{
  "id": 10662275,
  "title": "Japan to Mull Higher Damages for Online Defamation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/japan-to-mull-higher-damages-for-online-defamation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:12:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092900446/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Justice Ministry is set to launch a study group to discuss raising damages for online defamation and other measures to address the growing problem of infringements of personal rights on social media, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita suggested Tuesday. The study group, which will hold its first meeting Wednesday, is also expected to discuss relevant pr...",
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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."
}