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  "id": 855496,
  "title": "Unprecedented rainfall in Japan leaves at least four dead in Chiba prefecture",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/unprecedented-rainfall-in-japan-leaves-at-least-four-dead-in-chiba",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:32:04.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Unprecedented rainfall battered Japan on Thursday, leaving at least four people dead and flooding parts of Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. Authorities issued the region’s highest-level rain warning for the first time, while landslide alerts and power cuts affected thousands of residents.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Four dead, thousands stranded as record rain lashes Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/four-dead-thousands-stranded-as-record-rain-lashes-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T03:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "'Unprecedented' rains in Japan kill four people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/unprecedented-rains-in-japan-kill-four-people",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:54:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Record rainfall leaves four dead, thousands stranded in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/record-rainfall-leaves-four-dead-thousands-stranded-in-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:02:19.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Four dead after record-breaking heavy rain inundates Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/four-dead-after-record-breaking-heavy-rain-inundates-japan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:59:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Record rain kills four in Japan’s Chiba",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/record-rain-kills-four-in-japans-chiba",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:18:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Torrential rain in Japan's Chiba Pref. prompts warnings over cars trapped on flooded roads",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/torrential-rain-in-japans-chiba-pref-prompts-warnings-over-cars",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:55:39.000Z"
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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."
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