{
  "id": 2594843,
  "title": "Torrential Rain Hits Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward on Saturday Afternoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/torrential-rain-hits-tokyos-itabashi-ward-on-saturday-afternoon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T13:35:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260822-344994/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo and neighboring areas were hit by torrential rain on Saturday afternoon, causing widespread road flooding in various areas, including Itabashi Ward, which saw hourly precipitation of 120 milliliters or more.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}