{
  "id": 14380931,
  "title": "Tokyo's 23 Wards Plan New Public Crematorium as Fees Soar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/tokyos-23-wards-plan-new-public-crematorium-as-fees-soar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:24:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/151045.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo's 23 wards have decided to establish a new small-scale public crematorium to address rising fees at privately operated facilities and growing concerns that cremation capacity could become insufficient around 2040 as the city's aging population drives up the number of deaths. (News On Japan)",
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  },
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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."
}