{
  "id": 16024716,
  "title": "Japan Eyes Health Checkup Support for Truant Students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/japan-eyes-health-checkup-support-for-truant-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T08:53:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102200636/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's internal affairs ministry on Thursday urged the education ministry, health ministry and Children and Families Agency to take measures to support health checkups for children who refuse to go to school. A survey released by the internal affairs ministry found that 5.7 pct of elementary school students and 19.9 pct of junior high school students who refuse...",
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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."
}