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  "id": 16179,
  "url": "https://apnews.com/article/japan-defense-paper-china-drones-5a6c6223b22deec4619af31cf69fdc34",
  "title": "Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as tension rises in the region",
  "summary": "The government says Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle East and strengthen its defense industry.",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": "japan",
  "published_at": "2026-08-03T19:49:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-04T05:10:21.797Z",
  "source_slug": "gn-apnews-com",
  "source_name": "Associated Press Technology",
  "source_homepage": "https://apnews.com/hub/technology",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16179",
  "original_url": "https://apnews.com/article/japan-defense-paper-china-drones-5a6c6223b22deec4619af31cf69fdc34",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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