{
  "id": 2073526,
  "title": "Drought Deepens Across Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/drought-deepens-across-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:12:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150442.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dangerous heat returned across Japan on August 19, complicating disaster recovery efforts in earthquake-hit Kumamoto and flood-damaged Chiba while unusually low rainfall and limited snowfall pushed reservoirs in several regions toward critical levels. (News On Japan)",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}