{
  "id": 3540586,
  "title": "Japan’s ‘Rabbit Island’ Deals with Rising Boar Population as Overfeeding Affects Island’s Ecosystem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japans-rabbit-island-deals-with-rising-boar-population-as-overfeeding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260827-345523/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — Excessive feeding of rabbits by tourists is causing disruption to the ecosystem of Okunoshima Island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. The island is also known as “Rabbit Island” because it is home to at least 500 rabbits.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}