{
  "id": 5048837,
  "title": "From drones to space tech, Japan looks to startups to strengthen its defences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/from-drones-to-space-tech-japan-looks-to-startups-to-strengthen-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:53:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/japan-dual-use-technologies-defence-drones-space-6357086"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo is stepping up efforts to harness dual-use technologies – innovations developed for civilian purposes that can also have military applications – as it seeks to bolster national security while opening new markets for Japanese firms at home and abroad.",
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  },
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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."
}