{
  "id": 5598547,
  "title": "Basketball: 3-Point Shooters Thrive in Japan Women's World Cup Opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/basketball-3-point-shooters-thrive-in-japan-womens-world-cup-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/basketball-3-point-shooters-thrive-in-japan-womens-world-cup-opener/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saki Hayashi made a Women's Basketball World Cup record nine 3-pointers against Mali, and Japan set an event record with 20 3s in the tourney-opening win. The post Basketball: 3-Point Shooters Thrive in Japan Women's World Cup Opener first appeared on JAPAN Forward .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}