{
  "id": 10826516,
  "title": "Electricity Rates for Oct. to Hit Record High at All 10 Utilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/electricity-rates-for-oct-to-hit-record-high-at-all-10-utilities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T01:39:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092901014/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Electricity rates for October usage will hit record highs at all 10 major Japanese utilities due to the end of a government subsidy, with energy prices remaining elevated amid turmoil in the Middle East. The utilities announced Tuesday that standard household rates for October usage, billed in November, will rise by between 835 yen and 1,578 yen from the previo...",
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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."
}