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  "id": 841209,
  "title": "A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/a-look-at-the-history-and-beliefs-behind-japans-controversial-shrine-841209",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T04:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/yasukuni-shrine-explainer-japan-wwii-shinto-bc5b7259896e25c176c8b7a58bd92f12"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Emperor Meiji first visited the site that would become one of Japan’s most controversial shrines in 1874. He vowed that the names of those who died for their…",
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        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "A look at the history and beliefs behind Japan's controversial shrine to the war dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/a-look-at-the-history-and-beliefs-behind-japans-controversial-shrine-865536",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:30:09.000Z"
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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."
}