{
  "id": 894108,
  "title": "British Girl, 12, Missing During Family Trip to Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/british-girl-12-missing-during-family-trip-to-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:14:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "News On Japan",
    "slug": "news-on-japan",
    "url": "https://newsonjapan.com/article/150360.php"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 12-year-old British girl, named Carmelita Rakudesha Paul, is missing after being seen leaving a private lodging facility alone in Tokyo's Ota Ward on August 13. Surveillance footage captured her disappearance. Paul, who was 160 centimeters tall, wore a light blue sleeveless shirt and a black-and-white checkered skirt. She had no smartphone and carried only several thousand yen in cash. The Tokyo police are urging anyone with information to contact the Kamata Police Station. Meanwhile, flooding, landslides, water outages, and transport disruptions continue in Chiba Prefecture, raising the death toll to eight, with one person still missing. Mount Aso's volcanic alert level has been raised to Level 3 due to increased volcanic activity. Typhoon No. 17 (Nangka), near Minamitorishima, is expected to remain relatively weak but could cause high waves and sudden swells along Japan's Pacific coast.",
  "summary": "A 12-year-old British girl visiting Japan on a family trip has been reported missing after surveillance footage showed her leaving a private lodging facility alone in Tokyo's Ota Ward on the morning of August 13. (News On Japan)",
  "key_points": [
    "12-year-old British girl Carmelita Rakudesha Paul missing in Tokyo",
    "Surveillance footage shows her leaving lodging facility alone on Aug 13",
    "Tokyo police request public help in locating missing girl"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}