{
  "id": 327594,
  "title": "Volunteer Activities Fully Start in Quake-Hit Kumamoto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/volunteer-activities-fully-start-in-quake-hit-kumamoto",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T12:43:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026080800301/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hikawa, Kumamoto Pref., Aug. 8 (Jiji Press)--Volunteers have fully started their activities in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, which was hit hard by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake late last month. While the prefectural government initially called on volunteers to refrain from visiting affected areas as necessary preparations had not yet been made, all 11 municipalities seeking vo...",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Volunteer activities fully start in quake-hit Kumamoto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/volunteer-activities-fully-start-in-quake-hit-kumamoto",
        "published": "2026-08-09T00:10:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}