{
  "id": 16154893,
  "title": "Japan weighs phasing out gasoline subsidies from December as costs mount, officials say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/japan-weighs-phasing-out-gasoline-subsidies-from-december-as-costs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:55:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/10/1561880/japan-weighs-phasing-out-gasoline-subsidies-december-costs-mount"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO: Japan's government is considering scaling back gasoline subsidies from as early as December amid growing concerns that funding for the costly measure could eventually run short, two ruling party officials familiar with the matter said on Friday.",
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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."
}