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  "id": 19555856,
  "title": "Japan's Senate takes up food tax cut bill amid opposition scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/japans-senate-takes-up-food-tax-cut-bill-amid-opposition-scrutiny-19555856",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T21:47:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-japan%27s-senate-takes-up-food-tax-cut-bill-amid-opposition-scrutiny"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan's Senate began deliberations Wednesday on a bill to cut the consumption tax on food and beverages, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attending the plenary session. The ruling…",
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Japan's Senate takes up food tax cut bill amid opposition scrutiny",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/japans-senate-takes-up-food-tax-cut-bill-amid-opposition-scrutiny",
        "published": "2026-11-11T02:05:09.000Z"
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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."
}