{
  "id": 12139475,
  "title": "Farm Minister Apologizes for Controversial Budget Remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/farm-minister-apologizes-for-controversial-budget-remarks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:04:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100500659/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Monday retracted and apologized for his recent controversial remarks on road development budgets for municipalities in his constituency in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Speaking to reporters in the Diet, Yana revealed that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi instructed him earlier in the day to fulfill his duties, and r...",
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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."
}