{
  "id": 3845983,
  "title": "Edo-Tokyo Vegetables Face Extinction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/edo-tokyo-vegetables-face-extinction",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:36:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150534.php"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Traditional vegetables cultivated in Tokyo for generations are facing a growing threat from extreme heat and a shortage of farmers willing to carry on their cultivation, with some growers reporting that seeds are failing to germinate or young plants are dying in increasingly severe summer temperatures. (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."
}