{
  "id": 1497245,
  "title": "Fukuoka Pref. Assembly Speaker Seen to Resign amid Scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/fukuoka-pref-assembly-speaker-seen-to-resign-amid-scandal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:01:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081700678/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fukuoka, Aug. 17 (Jiji Press)--Fukuoka prefectural assembly speaker Isao Kurauchi plans to step down amid a high-profile money scandal involving the Liberal Democratic Party group in the assembly of the southwestern Japan prefecture, it was learned Monday. According to several LDP assembly members, Kurauchi told the LDP group of his intention to resign as speaker once assembly reforms, such...",
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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."
}