{
  "id": 4597785,
  "title": "Osaka, Hokkaido Sign Secondary Capital Cooperation Pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/osaka-hokkaido-sign-secondary-capital-cooperation-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:51:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026083100084/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sapporo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki on Monday agreed to work together to get both prefectures designated as Japan's secondary capitals. The two governors signed a cooperation agreement to seek secondary capital designations at a meeting in Sapporo, the capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. \"We should aim...",
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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."
}