{
  "id": 9682384,
  "title": "5 prefectures, 6 major cities in Japan want 'secondary capital' status: Mainichi survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/5-prefectures-6-major-cities-in-japan-want-secondary-capital-status",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:42:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260925/p2a/00m/0na/014000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "OSAKA -- A total of 11 local governments, comprising five prefectures and six ordinance-designated cities, are seeking designation as a \"secondary cap",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}