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  "id": 16006107,
  "title": "Japan may allow cashless payments for minor traffic fines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/japan-may-allow-cashless-payments-for-minor-traffic-fines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T05:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261022/p2g/00m/0na/025000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Drivers and cyclists in Japan may be able to pay fines for minor traffic violations by credit card or mobile payment app as early as",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Japan to Introduce Cashless Traffic Fine Payments from July '27",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/japan-to-introduce-cashless-traffic-fine-payments-from-july-27",
        "published": "2026-10-22T04:51:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}