{
  "id": 16199843,
  "title": "Japanese Writer Nobuhiko Kobayashi Dies at 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/japanese-writer-nobuhiko-kobayashi-dies-at-93",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:07:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026102300892/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Nobuhiko Kobayashi, a Japanese writer known for his work across a wide range of genres, from literary and entertainment fiction to biographies and film columns, died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital at 11:31 a.m. Monday. He was 93. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Kobayashi developed an early interest in theater, films and \"rakugo,\" a traditional form of comic...",
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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."
}