{
  "id": 3494700,
  "title": "Japan Eyes Permanent Council to Help Win Bids for International Sporting Events",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japan-eyes-permanent-council-to-help-win-bids-for-international",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T11:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20260826-345612/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The sports ministry is considering the creation of a new permanent council to help Japan win its bids to host major international sporting events, a body that would encompass the central and local governments, the Japanese Olympic Committee and domestic sports federations, it has been learned.",
  "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."
}