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  "id": 16157275,
  "title": "Japanese author Ryu Murakami, known for 'Almost Transparent Blue,' dies at 74",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/japanese-author-ryu-murakami-known-for-almost-transparent-blue-dies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T06:08:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261023/p2g/00m/0et/045000c"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ryu Murakami, a Japanese author known for his Akutagawa Prize winning debut novel \"Almost Transparent Blue,\" has died, a publishing i",
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies at 74",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/japanese-novelist-ryu-murakami-dies-at-74",
        "published": "2026-10-23T06:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami dies aged 74",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/japanese-novelist-ryu-murakami-dies-aged-74",
        "published": "2026-10-23T06:32:03.000Z"
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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."
}