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  "id": 2453133,
  "title": "Japan executes man convicted of killing five in pachinko fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/japan-executes-man-convicted-of-killing-five-in-pachinko-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/japan-executes-man-convicted-fire-pachinko-osaka/107066666"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlour in Osaka in 2009 has been hanged in Japan's first execution by Sanae Takaichi's government.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "1 dead, 9 hurt in fire aboard vessel under construction in central Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/1-dead-9-hurt-in-fire-aboard-vessel-under-construction-in-central",
        "published": "2026-08-22T01:23:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}