{
  "id": 112753,
  "title": "Japan defense report says China challenge must be met with ‘overall national strength’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/japan-defense-report-says-china-challenge-must-be-met-with-overall",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/politics/japan-2026-defense-white-paper-china/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo's annual defense white paper says that cooperation with allies and like-minded nations is crucial to Japan's own security.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}