{
  "id": 2350349,
  "title": "Mabuchi Motor Founder Takaichi Mabuchi Dies at 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/mabuchi-motor-founder-takaichi-mabuchi-dies-at-93",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:19:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026082100806/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chiba, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--Takaichi Mabuchi, founder and honorary chairman of Mabuchi Motor Co., died on Aug. 7 at the age of 93, the company announced Friday. Mabuchi grew the company into a global leader in the market for small direct-current motors. A native of Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, Mabuchi founded Tokyo Science Industrial Co. in 1954 and established Mabuchi Industrial Co...",
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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."
}