{
  "id": 254357,
  "title": "Teen sentenced to life in prison over leading role in fatal 2024 Hokkaido group assault",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/teen-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-over-leading-role-in-fatal-2024",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T06:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/crime-legal/teenager-sentenced-life-imprisonment-hokkaido/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prosecutors sought the sentence for Yuto Kawaguchi, 19, arguing he should bear the greatest responsibility for leading the assault on 20-year-old university student Tomoya Hase.",
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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."
}