{
  "id": 6280202,
  "title": "Japan's empty temples seek new ways to survive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/japans-empty-temples-seek-new-ways-to-survive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T12:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
    "slug": "dw-english-top-stories",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/japan-s-empty-temples-seek-new-ways-to-survive/a-79157964?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "With a declining population, shrinking congregations and growing economic pressures, temples are struggling to stay relevant. As more temples are sold or closed, is religion in decline in modern Japan?",
  "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."
}