{
  "id": 1382044,
  "title": "Japan eyes deeper defence ties with Australia, India to ease supply chain concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/japan-eyes-deeper-defence-ties-with-australia-india-to-ease-supply",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3364048/japan-eyes-deeper-defence-ties-australia-india-ease-supply-chain-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan is looking beyond the United States to enhance its defence capabilities, as mounting doubt over American munitions supplies pushes Tokyo to seek deeper industrial ties on this front with Australia and India. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s visits to the two countries this week are set to advance cooperation spanning warships to stealth technology and drones, analysts say, pointing to…",
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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."
}