{
  "id": 2111186,
  "title": "Japan convenience store sales up 0.7% on promotional efforts in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/japan-convenience-store-sales-up-0-7-on-promotional-efforts-in-july",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260820/p2g/00m/0bu/033000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Convenience store sales in Japan edged up 0.7 percent in July from a year earlier, supported by promotional efforts such as offering",
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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."
}