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  "title": "How Japan Minimized Deaths from a Major Earthquake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/how-japan-minimized-deaths-from-a-major-earthquake",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-07T04:01:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/asia/japan-earthquake-kumamoto-preparation.html"
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  "summary": "After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.",
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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."
}