{
  "id": 757533,
  "title": "Nearly half in Japan support plan to cut tax on food, survey shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nearly-half-in-japan-support-plan-to-cut-tax-on-food-survey-shows",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/politics/japan-survey-consumption-tax-cut/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A total of 49.1% of respondents to the survey conducted this month expressed backing for the plan, while 31.6% opposed it.",
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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."
}