{
  "id": 1451907,
  "title": "Kumamon Brings Cheer to Quake-Hit Children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kumamon-brings-cheer-to-quake-hit-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:49:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081600199/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)--Kumamon, the popular mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, interacted with children at an elementary school in the southwestern Japan prefecture on Sunday, after a powerful earthquake struck there late last month, giving them a brief moment of relief in the aftermath of the tremblor. Children at Ryuhoku Saibu Elementary School in Hikawa, a town hit har...",
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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."
}