{
  "id": 6557972,
  "title": "Child Abuse Deaths in Japan Rise to 77 in FY 2024",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/child-abuse-deaths-in-japan-rise-to-77-in-fy-2024",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T07:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091000566/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--The number of children who died from abuse in Japan in fiscal 2024 rose by 12 from the previous year to 77, an expert panel of the Children and Families Agency said Thursday. Excluding family suicide cases, the figure stood at 50, including 34 who died before reaching 1 year old. The number of children who died within 24 hours after birth came to 17. Among c...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}