{
  "id": 6181713,
  "title": "First Hearing Held for Return of Ainu Remains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/first-hearing-held-for-return-of-ainu-remains",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T22:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150667.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The first hearing in a lawsuit seeking the return of 279 sets of Ainu ancestral remains from the Japanese government was held on September 4, marking the first time an Ainu group has taken the state to court over the return of human remains. (News On Japan)",
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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."
}