{
  "id": 327607,
  "title": "Man Who Led Hokkaido Group Assault Given Life Term",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/man-who-led-hokkaido-group-assault-given-life-term",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T14:46:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026080700654/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sapporo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Sapporo District Court on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for his role in a high-profile group assault case in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido in 2024. The life sentence for Yuto Kawaguchi, who was 18 years old at the time of the incident, was in line with the prosecution's demand. In the same case, the court also sentenced another man,...",
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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."
}