{
  "id": 19653749,
  "title": "Russia Justifies Control of Japan Tobacco’s Assets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/russia-justifies-control-of-japan-tobaccos-assets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T04:36:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/jiji-press/20261112-358518/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)—A senior Russian official has tried to justify the government’s decision to place Japan Tobacco Inc.’s assets in Russia under the temporary management of a Russian company.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}