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  "id": 17926572,
  "title": "Japan gets serious about defense spending hike as year-end deadline looms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/japan-gets-serious-about-defense-spending-hike-as-year-end-deadline",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/03/japan/japan-defense-spending-hike-focus/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government and ruling coalition are reportedly considering nearly doubling defense spending over the next five years.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}