{
  "id": 6397018,
  "title": "Tokyo Olympic Swimmer Gets Suspended Term for Dangerous Driving",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/tokyo-olympic-swimmer-gets-suspended-term-for-dangerous-driving",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090900162/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court on Wednesday sentenced swimmer Tomoru Honda, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for dangerous driving resulting in injury. The prosecution had demanded a one-year sentence, arguing that Honda, 24, drove dangerously out of a selfish desire to catch up...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Tokyo Olympic swimmer gets suspended term for dangerous driving",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/tokyo-olympic-swimmer-gets-suspended-term-for-dangerous-driving-6404350",
        "published": "2026-09-09T09:13:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}