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  "id": 730518,
  "title": "Tohoku firms step up efforts to train next generation of maintenance engineers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/tohoku-firms-step-up-efforts-to-train-next-generation-of-maintenance",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T03:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/society/infrastructure-engineers-shortage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Many are changing their approaches to training to motivate new recruits and ensure there are enough workers to maintain critical infrastructure in the future.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}