{
  "id": 6731217,
  "title": "Japanese Restaurants Seek Relief from Wider Tax Gap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/japanese-restaurants-seek-relief-from-wider-tax-gap",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T07:56:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091001009/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese restaurant industry on Thursday called on the government to take steps to help it weather possible impacts of a planned consumption tax cut for food. Japan currently imposes the 10 pct consumption tax on meals served at restaurants while setting the rate for food, including takeout, at 8 pct. The planned tax cut calls for lowering the rate for food ...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}