{
  "id": 18436171,
  "title": "Japan issues nearly 16,000 blue tickets to cyclists in 6 months, 43% for distracted riding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/japan-issues-nearly-16-000-blue-tickets-to-cyclists-in-6-months-43",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T03:24:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261106/p2a/00m/0na/003000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO -- Police in Japan recorded a provisional total of 15,919 bicycle traffic violations in the first six months after the introduction of a new \"bl",
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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."
}