{
  "id": 3352375,
  "title": "Tokyo Mugicha: A Traditional Roasted Barley Taste Enjoyed for Over 80 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tokyo-mugicha-a-traditional-roasted-barley-taste-enjoyed-for-over-80",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T21:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com",
    "slug": "nippon-com",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02628/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mugicha, or barley tea, is a wildly popular and widely available beverage that hits the spot in Japan’s hot summers. We visit a Tokyo roaster that uses old roasting techniques and top-quality ingredients to make a high-end product that is worth preserving.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}