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  "id": 1647020,
  "title": "Japan and Australia defense chiefs tout ‘significant’ progress on high-energy laser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/japan-and-australia-defense-chiefs-tout-significant-progress-on-high",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/18/japan/politics/japan-australia-koizumi-marles/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the advances were a breakthrough not only for bilateral ties but also for Japan's own defense industry.",
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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."
}