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  "id": 246674,
  "title": "What Kumamoto revealed about Japan’s earthquake readiness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/what-kumamoto-revealed-about-japans-earthquake-readiness",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-07T02:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/society/kumamoto-earthquake-recovery-japan/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Roads stayed fairly clear after the quake. Water, care and daily life proved much harder to restore.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Owner of Kumamoto inn expresses resolve amid concern over earthquake damage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/owner-of-kumamoto-inn-expresses-resolve-amid-concern-over-earthquake",
        "published": "2026-08-05T08:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "In Focus: Kumamoto before-and-after images show earthquake's scars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/in-focus-kumamoto-before-and-after-images-show-earthquakes-scars",
        "published": "2026-08-07T02:04:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}