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  "id": 18885636,
  "title": "Astellas employee imprisoned in China to be released in December, Japanese media report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/astellas-employee-imprisoned-in-china-to-be-released-in-december-18885636",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T06:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/crime/astellas-employee-imprisoned-in-china-to-be-released-in-december-japanese-media-report"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China is set to be released in mid-December and returned…",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Astellas employee imprisoned in China to be released in December, Japanese media report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/astellas-employee-imprisoned-in-china-to-be-released-in-december",
        "published": "2026-11-08T05:17:43.000Z"
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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."
}