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  "id": 547337,
  "title": "Aeon allowed workers to return to Kumamoto mall before blast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/aeon-allowed-workers-to-return-to-kumamoto-mall-before-blast-547337",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/11/japan/aeon-workers-kumamoto-mall/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The building was evacuated after the quake but some workers had asked to return to their shops to secure the cash registers or collect personal items such as car keys.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nippon.com News",
        "title": "Aeon Allowed Workers to Return to Kumamoto Mall before Blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/aeon-allowed-workers-to-return-to-kumamoto-mall-before-blast",
        "published": "2026-08-11T07:11:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}