{
  "id": 8460884,
  "title": "1st Japan-Hosted Asian Games in 32 Years Officially Kick Off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/1st-japan-hosted-asian-games-in-32-years-officially-kick-off",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T12:17:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091900434/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nagoya, Sept. 19 (Jiji Press)--The opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games was held at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Saturday evening, marking the official start of the 2026 Games. The Aichi-Nagoya Games are the third Japan-hosted summer Games after the 1958 Tokyo and 1994 Hiroshima Games. More than 15,000 athletes from 45 countries ...",
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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."
}