{
  "id": 2455971,
  "title": "Pro-Japan Scanner Rapidly Spreads in South Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pro-japan-scanner-rapidly-spreads-in-south-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T23:41:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150465.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An unofficial website that allows South Koreans to check whether their ancestors were considered collaborators during Japan's colonial rule is rapidly gaining users, fueling online scrutiny of family histories and attacks on descendants even as public sentiment toward Japan has reached its highest level since surveys began. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}