{
  "id": 17055907,
  "title": "Why Japan is pushing for a more ‘proactive’ Southeast Asia amid great-power rivalry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/why-japan-is-pushing-for-a-more-proactive-southeast-asia-amid-great",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T11:11:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3372603/why-japan-pushing-more-proactive-southeast-asia-amid-great-power-rivalry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan wants a more united and proactive Southeast Asia as it sees Asean as a bulwark against an intensifying great-power rivalry, analysts say, while uncertainty over Washington’s long-term Indo-Pacific strategy has deepened Tokyo’s concerns about the region’s future. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday urged Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their collective response to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}