{
  "id": 2295471,
  "title": "Japan protests Russia missile drills notification near Northern Territories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-protests-russia-missile-drills-notification-near-northern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260821/p2g/00m/0na/026000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan has protested to Russia over a recent missile exercise conducted near islands in Russia's far east that are also claimed by Japan. The exercise involved naval vessels and a land-based launcher near the Southern Kuril islands, which Russia controls but Japan claims as the Northern Territories.\n\nThe Russian Pacific Fleet said missiles were launched from a nuclear-powered submarine, a guided-missile cruiser, and the Bastion coastal defense system, and hit targets over 300 kilometers away.\n\nIn response, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Russia's military buildup on the islands was \"unacceptable\". The incident has added to recent friction between the two nations, with Russian President Vladimir Putin recently visiting one of the islands.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea, U.S., Japan share information, discuss response to N.K. missile launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/s-korea-u-s-japan-share-information-discuss-response-to-n-k-missile",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:08:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea, US, Japan share information, discuss response to NK missile launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/s-korea-us-japan-share-information-discuss-response-to-nk-missile",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:22:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}