{
  "id": 5891219,
  "title": "Rugby: Harada bags brace as Japan overpower Canada 57-12",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/rugby-harada-bags-brace-as-japan-overpower-canada-57-12",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T02:45:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260906/p2g/00m/0sp/015000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hooker Mamoru Harada scored two tries as Japan secured a commanding 57-12 victory over Canada in a rugby test match at Niigata's Denka Big Swan Stadium. The game marked Japan's first appearance in the city on the Sea of Japan coast in 18 years. Fellow front-rower Takato Okabe opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and Harada added his second try just before halftime as Japan built a 31-7 lead by the break. Harada, who spent the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season with Moana Pasifika, finished with a brace as Japan added four more tries to Canada's two in the second half.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}