{
  "id": 4732032,
  "title": "Ibaraki man arrested for swiping metal rice paddy valves to sell as scrap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ibaraki-man-arrested-for-swiping-metal-rice-paddy-valves-to-sell-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T22:51:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tokyo Reporter",
    "slug": "tokyo-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.tokyoreporter.com/japan-news/ibaraki-man-arrested-for-swiping-metal-rice-paddy-valves-to-sell-as-scrap/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Stolen valves are valued at approximately 42,000 yen The post Ibaraki man arrested for swiping metal rice paddy valves to sell as scrap appeared first on TokyoReporter .",
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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."
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