{
  "id": 7999890,
  "title": "Government panel urges penalties for people who seek out sex workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/government-panel-urges-penalties-for-people-who-seek-out-sex-workers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/17/japan/crime-legal/justice-ministry-prostitution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Currently, various acts related to prostitution are punishable by law, but there is no penalty for those who solicit sex workers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}