{
  "id": 15839800,
  "title": "Malaysia, Japan to deepen defence ties through joint exercises, procurement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/malaysia-japan-to-deepen-defence-ties-through-joint-exercises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T03:07:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1560374/malaysia-japan-deepen-defence-ties-through-joint-exercises-procurement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking to strengthen defence ties with Japan through more joint military exercises, a maritime cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) and government-to-government (G2G) procurement.",
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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."
}