{
  "id": 2683986,
  "title": "A woman from Taiwan is suspected of spraying liquid on a national treasure at Yakushi-ji Temple.\n\nThe woman, whose name has not been released, is believed to have used a spray bottle to spray a liquid on the Temple's national treasure at around 2:30 pm on July 26.\n\nThe Temple's priest, who witnessed the incident, immediately reported it to the police.\n\nThe liquid sprayed on the national treasure was found to be water.\n\nWhen questioned by the police, the woman said, \"I did it because I was moved by it.\"\n\nThe national treasure in question is a wooden statue of the Buddha, which is one of the oldest in Japan.\n\nThe Temple has not announced any further details about the damage caused by the incident.\n\nThe police are investigating the incident.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/story-2683986",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:32:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Asahi Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-asahi-shimbun",
    "url": "http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV8R0194V8RPOMB001M.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "ja",
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  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}