{
  "id": 4042817,
  "title": "A Tokyo ward is revising its ordinances to make it mandatory for saunas to have an emergency buzzer following a fatal accident.\nThe Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Minato-ku, or Port District, announced on November 21 that it will oblige sauna facilities to install a buzzer that can be easily pressed in the event of an emergency.\nThe move comes after a user was found dead in a sauna in October.\nThe local government will hold a public hearing to collect opinions on the mandatory installation of emergency buzzers at saunas.\nThe buzzer will be required to be installed in all saunas in Minato-ku by the end of March next year.\nThe district is home to many high-rise buildings, including the Tokyo City Hall and the Mori Tower.\nMinato-ku is planning to take further measures to prevent a recurrence of such accidents.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/story-4042817",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T22:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Asahi Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-asahi-shimbun",
    "url": "http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV8X231YV8XOXIE01BM.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "ja",
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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."
}