{
  "id": 2491142,
  "title": "Japanese dad ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb Mt Fuji",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/japanese-dad-ditches-7-year-old-for-hours-to-climb-mt-fuji-2491142",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/22/japanese-dad-ditches-7-year-old-for-hours-to-climb-mt-fuji"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Japan, a father abandoned his seven-year-old son for hours while he continued his climb up Mount Fuji, leading to disciplinary action from authorities. The child was found alone at the mountain's sixth station, an altitude surpassing 2,000 meters, by a local police officer. The boy informed the officer that his father had told him to wait there, as his older brother had already proceeded ahead. Police were alerted by staff at a mountain hut, who reported that the boy had been left alone with only snacks, a soft drink, and no money for eight hours. The father eventually returned, and the police took the boy back from him. The officer described the father's actions as careless and cautioned him for leaving the child unattended.",
  "summary": "The boy was found alone on a hiking route and taken into police custody after being told to wait for eight hours with only snacks and a soft drink.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japanese dad ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb Mt Fuji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/japanese-dad-ditches-7-year-old-for-hours-to-climb-mt-fuji",
        "published": "2026-08-22T03:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Japanese dad ditches 7-year-old for hours to climb Mount Fuji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/japanese-dad-ditches-7-year-old-for-hours-to-climb-mount-fuji",
        "published": "2026-08-22T05:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}