{
  "id": 7568335,
  "title": "Tokyo-Born Director Murai Wins Emmy for Comedy Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/tokyo-born-director-murai-wins-emmy-for-comedy-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T14:09:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091501057/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo-born Hiro Murai won this year's Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, becoming the first Asian recipient of the prize. The award was presented at the 78th Emmy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on Monday. \"Widows' Bay,\" an Apple TV series directed by Murai, is a horror comedy about a mayor's efforts to turn a New England island, k...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Who is Hiro Murai, the Tokyo-born director who made Emmy history?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/who-is-hiro-murai-the-tokyo-born-director-who-made-emmy-history",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:20:00.000Z"
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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."
}