{
  "id": 3952426,
  "title": "Yokohama Mayor to Resign Over Workplace Harassment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/yokohama-mayor-to-resign-over-workplace-harassment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/yokohama-mayor-resignation-workplace-harassment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An investigation found Mayor Yamanaka called employees \"human scum.\" He later apologized, reportedly saying he finally understood the importance of workplace respect. The post Yokohama Mayor to Resign Over Workplace Harassment first appeared on JAPAN Forward .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Yokohama mayor set to resign over allegations of power harassment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/yokohama-mayor-set-to-resign-over-allegations-of-power-harassment",
        "published": "2026-08-28T05:43:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}