{
  "id": 19653741,
  "title": "Japan Looks to Firm Up Ties with Friendly Nations Ahead of APEC Summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/japan-looks-to-firm-up-ties-with-friendly-nations-ahead-of-apec-summit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T07:07:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20261112-358591/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PARIS — Ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit next week in Shenzhen, China, the Japanese government is working to strengthen solidarity with other Group of Seven countries and like-minded nations, driven by concerns that issues surrounding China and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development could see waning interest as the world focuses more on the Middle East and Ukraine.",
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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."
}