{
  "id": 3697906,
  "title": "World : Heavy Rain Batters Central Japan, Causing Landslides, Flooding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/world-heavy-rain-batters-central-japan-causing-landslides-flooding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:59:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2599649"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TOKYO, Aug 27 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- Heavy rain battered parts of central Japan on Thursday, causing landslides and flooding with a series of reports of cars becoming submerged and calls for rescue, Kyodo News reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}