{
  "id": 6138112,
  "title": "Japan, U.S., S. Korea Kick Off Joint Exercise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/japan-u-s-s-korea-kick-off-joint-exercise",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T13:19:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090700739/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japan, the United States and South Korea kicked off their Freedom Edge 2026 joint military exercise on Monday with an opening ceremony at the U.S. Air Force's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo. This year's exercise, the fourth of its kind and the first since last September, is apparently intended to demonstrate trilateral cooperation amid concerns over North Korea and Ch...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea says joint exercise of S. Korea, U.S., Japan pushing instability to limit, will take necessary steps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/urgent-n-korea-says-joint-exercise-of-s-korea-u-s-japan-pushing",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:10:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}