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  "id": 7983294,
  "title": "Asian Games return to Japan after 32 years amid soaring costs, struggle for relevance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/asian-games-return-to-japan-after-32-years-amid-soaring-costs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:45:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260917/p2a/00m/0sp/050000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NAGOYA -- Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from 45 countries a",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "India in Asian Games 2026: Full list of all 503 athletes across events",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/india-in-asian-games-2026-full-list-of-all-503-athletes-across-events",
        "published": "2026-09-17T05:28:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "A Sikh truck driver is stabbed amid a rise in anti-South Asian rhetoric",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/a-sikh-truck-driver-is-stabbed-amid-a-rise-in-anti-south-asian",
        "published": "2026-09-17T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}