{
  "id": 12615875,
  "title": "Twin Brothers Busted Stealing Copper from Shrine Roof",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/twin-brothers-busted-stealing-copper-from-shrine-roof",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:32:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150985.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Twin brothers Takatoshi Okamoto and Shinya Okamoto were arrested in Kochi Prefecture for allegedly stealing copper roofing from a shrine. The incident occurred at Jinga Shrine in Kami, near a mountain, where 123 copper plates worth approximately 280,000 yen were taken from a storage building housing portable shrines and equipment. Police are investigating a series of similar thefts reported at around ten shrines in the prefecture since September 2025. The Okamoto brothers, both 37 years old, are suspects in the investigation.",
  "summary": "Twin brothers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing copper roofing from a remote shrine in Kochi Prefecture, as police investigate a series of similar thefts reported at about 10 shrines across the prefecture since around September 2025. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}