{
  "id": 1657793,
  "title": "Japan Reaffirms Cooperation with Australia on Frigate Exports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/japan-reaffirms-cooperation-with-australia-on-frigate-exports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:34:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081800089/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Canberra, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, reaffirmed close cooperation on Tuesday to ensure Japan's smooth exports of its upgraded Mogami-class frigates to Australia. The two ministers, meeting in Canberra, the capital of Australia, also discussed expanding bilateral cooperation on defense equipment. Koizumi...",
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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."
}