{
  "id": 16153873,
  "title": "Mario Creator Miyamoto, 7 Others to Receive Japan's Culture Medal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/mario-creator-miyamoto-7-others-to-receive-japans-culture-medal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T05:09:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102300273/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Shigeru Miyamoto, the Nintendo Co. executive fellow who created a famous video game character, Mario, and seven others will receive Japan's fiscal 2026 Order of Culture, the government said Friday. Miyamoto, 73, is the first person from the video game industry to receive the honor. The other recipients include lighting designer Motoko Ishii, 88, and Kenso Soai, ...",
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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."
}