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  "id": 635759,
  "title": "Former Toyota chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dies aged 93",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/former-toyota-chief-okuda-pioneer-of-the-prius-dies-aged-93-635759",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:13:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/08/12/former-toyota-chief-okuda-pioneer-of-the-prius-dies-aged-93"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hiroshi Okuda took the reins of the struggling automaker in 1995 and pushed innovative products such as the RAV4 and Prius.",
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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."
}