{
  "id": 15901050,
  "title": "Japan’s trade deficit hits record $17.8 billion as Iran war sends oil import prices soaring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/japans-trade-deficit-hits-record-17-8-billion-as-iran-war-sends-oil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:26:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/21/japans-trade-deficit-hits-record-17-8-billion-as-iran-war-sends-oil-import-prices-soaring/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Resource-poor Japan imports virtually all its oil and has relied on access to the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East for its oil shipments.",
  "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."
}