{
  "id": 1643720,
  "title": "Igusa Farmers in Kumamoto Struggle after Powerful Quake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/igusa-farmers-in-kumamoto-struggle-after-powerful-quake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:22:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081700641/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)--Last month's major earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, dealt a heavy blow to farmers of \"igusa\" rush grass. In Yatsushiro, a Kumamoto city which accounts for about 90 pct of igusa production in the country, work sheds were destroyed in the earthquake. Kotaro Oiwa, a 39-year-old igusa farmer in the Senchomachiko...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}