{
  "id": 746878,
  "title": "Kumamoto Castle Reopens 2 Weeks after Massive Quake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/kumamoto-castle-reopens-2-weeks-after-massive-quake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:15:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081300135/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kumamoto, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture reopened to the public Thursday, about two weeks after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture. Safety checks were completed quickly following the 7.1-magnitude earthquake on July 28, which registered up to 7, the highest level on Japan's seismic intensity scale, in some areas. When a pair of si...",
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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."
}