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  "id": 15716688,
  "title": "Koizumi lauds shift as more universities apply for defense research subsidy program",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/koizumi-lauds-shift-as-more-universities-apply-for-defense-research",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:24:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/japan-defense-ministry-subsidy-universities/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The defense minister characterized the development as a break from academia's once deep-seated aversions to being involved in national security.",
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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."
}