{
  "id": 16700787,
  "title": "US bans vehicles from China’s BYD at Japan military base, calling them ‘unacceptable’ risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/us-bans-vehicles-from-chinas-byd-at-japan-military-base-calling-them",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:50:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/27/us-bans-byd-electric-vehicles-kadena-military-base"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US military says the restrictions on the electric vehicles at Kadena airbase also apply to delivery drivers and taxis One of America’s biggest overseas military bases has banned vehicles made by the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD over security concerns, the US military in Japan said on Tuesday. The ban, which went into effect this week at Kadena airbase on the southern Japanese island of…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "U.S. Air Force to Ban BYD Vehicles on Kadena Base in Okinawa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/u-s-air-force-to-ban-byd-vehicles-on-kadena-base-in-okinawa",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "US Air Force bans BYD vehicles from Okinawa base over security concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/us-air-force-bans-byd-vehicles-from-okinawa-base-over-security",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:30:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}