{
  "id": 11476247,
  "title": "Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka Meet Secondary Capital Criteria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/hokkaido-aichi-osaka-fukuoka-meet-secondary-capital-criteria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:57:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100300006/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Saturday released a draft ordinance laying out requirements for designating \"secondary capitals\" that would serve as substitutes for the capital's functions in the event of a major disaster, with Hokkaido, Aichi, Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures meeting the proposed criteria. All four prefectures have expressed their intention to apply for se...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}