{
  "id": 12523790,
  "title": "4 Major Japan Brewers Raided for Suspected Price Cartel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/4-major-japan-brewers-raided-for-suspected-price-cartel",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:13:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026100700343/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided four major Japanese brewers Wednesday for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to manipulate shipment prices for beer and other products, sources familiar with the matter said. The four--Asahi Breweries Ltd., Kirin Brewery Co., Suntory Spirits Ltd. and Sapporo Breweries Ltd.--are suspected of violating the antimonopoly law. ...",
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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."
}