{
  "id": 3548197,
  "title": "Fukuoka 'Don' Resigns as Questions Remain Over Money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/fukuoka-don-resigns-as-questions-remain-over-money",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:31:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150522.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly speaker Isao Kuranouchi, long regarded as the dominant power in the chamber, resigned as an assembly member on August 25, intensifying scrutiny of allegations involving financial transactions, costly overseas inspection trips and policies backed by public funds while raising broader questions about how he accumulated such influence. (News On Japan)",
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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."
}