{
  "id": 7016963,
  "title": "Despite population decline, Rishiri Island’s kombu harvest goes on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/despite-population-decline-rishiri-islands-kombu-harvest-goes-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T23:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/09/13/food-drink/kombu-rishiri-island-hokkaido-harvest-future/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prized for its clean flavor, the kombu harvested off of remote Rishiri Island takes a village to farm, dry and cut.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "5,036 feral pigs removed from Santa Cruz Island; fox population rebounded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/5-036-feral-pigs-removed-from-santa-cruz-island-fox-population",
        "published": "2026-09-12T17:44:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}