{
  "id": 1710516,
  "title": "Yomiuri pitcher Yuhei Takanashi admits to affair after late-night Ginza hotel rendezvous",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/yomiuri-pitcher-yuhei-takanashi-admits-to-affair-after-late-night",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:42:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
    "slug": "tokyo-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/tabloid/yomiuri-pitcher-yuhei-takanashi-admits-to-affair-after-late-night-ginza-hotel-rendezvous/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Takanashi said, 'I deeply apologize for causing such a disturbance' The post Yomiuri pitcher Yuhei Takanashi admits to affair after late-night Ginza hotel rendezvous appeared first on TokyoReporter .",
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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."
}