{
  "id": 2087684,
  "title": "4 Workers Killed by Train in Eastern Japan’s Tochigi Pref.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/4-workers-killed-by-train-in-eastern-japans-tochigi-pref",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026082000629/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Four male workers in their 50s and 60s died on Thursday after being hit by a limited express train at a station in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, according to authorities. Around 10:45 a.m., an emergency call was made to fire authorities reporting that workers were struck by a train at Shin-kanuma Station on Tobu Railway Co.'s Nikko Line i...",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Four workers hit and killed by train in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/four-workers-hit-and-killed-by-train-in-japan-2080950",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:56:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Four workers hit and killed by train in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/four-workers-hit-and-killed-by-train-in-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:21:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
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