{
  "id": 17000016,
  "title": "From Korean language classes to disaster relief, one woman's mission in Fukushima",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/from-korean-language-classes-to-disaster-relief-one-womans-mission-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T03:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261029/from-korean-language-classes-to-disaster-relief-one-womans-mission-in-fukushima"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FUKUSHIMA, Japan — For years, Chung Hyun-suk, a Korean living in Fukushima, Japan, devoted herself to teaching Korean language and culture, building ties between local residents and her home country. But the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in 2011 transformed her mission from cultural exchange to disaster relief and, eventually, community welfare. Chung, 65,…",
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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."
}