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  "id": 625304,
  "title": "Hiroshi Okuda, Toyota chair who pushed for the Prius, dies at 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/hiroshi-okuda-toyota-chair-who-pushed-for-the-prius-dies-at-93",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T01:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/12/companies/toyota-hiroshi-okada-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Okuda was the first person to helm Toyota from outside the company's founding family in a generation.",
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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."
}