{
  "id": 2617261,
  "title": "M5.9 earthquake strikes eastern Japan, strong jolt felt in Tokyo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/m5-9-earthquake-strikes-eastern-japan-strong-jolt-felt-in-tokyo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T17:40:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260823/p2g/00m/0na/001000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck eastern Japan early Sunday, with a strong jolt felt in the capital Tokyo, th",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattles Tokyo and eastern Kanto region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/magnitude-5-9-earthquake-rattles-tokyo-and-eastern-kanto-region",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shakes eastern Japan. No tsunami alert is issued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/a-moderate-earthquake-of-magnitude-5-9-shakes-eastern-japan-no",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:59:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shakes eastern Japan. No tsunami alert is issued",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/a-moderate-earthquake-of-magnitude-5-9-shakes-eastern-japan-no-2625282",
        "published": "2026-08-22T18:23:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}