{
  "id": 1725528,
  "title": "Japan Defense Min. Koizumi Urges Vigilance over N. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/japan-defense-min-koizumi-urges-vigilance-over-n-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:45:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081800810/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Canberra, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday emphasized the need to maintain vigilance against North Korea's nuclear and missile development. \"(Pyongyang's) nuclear and missile development and moves to cooperate with Russia are becoming prominent,\" Koizumi said at a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, in Canberra, ...",
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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."
}