{
  "id": 824541,
  "title": "U.S. Reaffirms Japan's Sovereignty over Northern Territories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/u-s-reaffirms-japans-sovereignty-over-northern-territories",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:52:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081400149/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Washington, Aug. 13 (Jiji Press)--The U.S. government supports Japan's sovereignty over four Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands claimed by Japan as the Northern Territories, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told Jiji Press on Thursday. Asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit Thursday to one of the islands, the spokesperson said, \"The U.S. government has long re...",
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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."
}