{
  "id": 15285379,
  "title": "Corporate tax rise may be option to boost Japan defense spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/corporate-tax-rise-may-be-option-to-boost-japan-defense-spending",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T21:25:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-corporate-tax-rise-may-be-option-to-boost-japan-defense-spending-sources"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A plan to additionally increase corporate tax to fund a boost in Japan's defense spending is being floated within the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, sources familiar…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}