{
  "id": 10805264,
  "title": "Japan's Population Falls to 122.97 Million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/japans-population-falls-to-122-97-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:09:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150905.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan's total population, including foreign residents, stood at 122.97 million as of October 1, 2025, down 3.17 million from the previous census in 2020, marking only the third decline since the national census began in 1920. (News On Japan)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}