{
  "id": 14913466,
  "title": "Japan Plans to Open Defense Industry to Universities and Startups",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/japan-plans-to-open-defense-industry-to-universities-and-startups",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/us-style-research-model-fast-track-defense-tech/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defense work has long been walled off from civilian business at major Japanese firms. A new plan now aims to tear down those walls. The post Japan Plans to Open Defense Industry to Universities and Startups first appeared on Japan Forward .",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}