{
  "id": 19543981,
  "title": "Woman Admits Forcing Housemate to Sew Lips Shut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/woman-admits-forcing-housemate-to-sew-lips-shut",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T19:20:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/151334.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 50-year-old woman accused of forcing her housemate to sew her own lips shut with a needle and thread admitted all charges at her first court hearing on November 11th, as prosecutors played disturbing audio recordings of the threats used to coerce the victim during an incident in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, in June 2026. (News On Japan)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}