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  "id": 2386112,
  "title": "Japan axes Netflix collaboration after outcry over dating show",
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  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:04:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "'Badly in Love' spotlights Japan's 'yankii' delinquent subculture, bringing together young men and women with troubled pasts, including former yakuza and motorcycle gang members.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan axes Netflix collaboration after outcry over dating show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-axes-netflix-collaboration-after-outcry-over-dating-show-2380861",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:04:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Japan pulls plug on Netflix show campaign over ‘glorifying crime’ fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-pulls-plug-on-netflix-show-campaign-over-glorifying-crime-fears",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:09:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Controversial Netflix dating show sparks backlash in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/controversial-netflix-dating-show-sparks-backlash-in-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:03:21.000Z"
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