{
  "id": 208537,
  "title": "Weak yen and industry shifts drive greater demand for used smartphone handsets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/weak-yen-and-industry-shifts-drive-greater-demand-for-used-smartphone",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-06T05:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/06/iphone-price-hike-used-smartphones/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan's secondhand smartphone market has expanded for seven consecutive years, hitting record highs of 3.6 million units and a 10% market share in fiscal 2025.",
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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."
}