{
  "id": 7790181,
  "title": "2 Osaka Students Arrested for Using Pepper Spray at Separate Schools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/2-osaka-students-arrested-for-using-pepper-spray-at-separate-schools",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091600526/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 16, two male students at different schools in Osaka, Japan were arrested for allegedly using pepper spray. The incidents occurred at Osaka University of Commerce Sakai High School and a municipal junior high school in Kaizuka.\n\nAt Sakai High School, a second-year student discharged pepper spray during a break on the second floor. This resulted in 24 students experiencing coughing and other symptoms, according to police sources. The student claimed he used the spray just for fun before his arrest.\n\nLater, at a junior high school in Kaizuka, a 14-year-old second-year student used pepper spray in a hallway. A total of 24 students and staff members reported pain in their eyes and throats, with several taken to the hospital. The student admitted to police that he did this for fun while playing with friends.",
  "summary": "Osaka, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)--A series of incidents involving students spraying pepper spray at schools occurred in the western Japan prefecture of Osaka on Wednesday. According to the prefectural police and other sources, a total of 48 people at a high school and a junior high school complained of sore throats and coughs. Two male students at the respective schools were arrested on the spo...",
  "key_points": [
    "Two male students arrested in Osaka for pepper spray incidents",
    "One used spray at Sakai High School, 24 students affected",
    "Second used spray at Kaizuka junior high, 24 students/staff impacted"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}