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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 7 (from laksa103)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa007.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/gender/japan-s-same-sex-marriage-ban-3-things-to-know\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/gender/japan-s-same-sex-marriage-ban-3-things-to-know\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

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Japanese government to extend marriage rights to LGBTQ couples after the Osaka High Court\nsaid Tuesday\nthat failure to do so was unconstitutional, the fifth such ruling by a high court in a series of cases filed against the state by a campaign group.","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tr?id=1076130949081971&ev=PageView&noscript=1)\n\nLog In\n\n[Subscribe](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/member\/register\/?return_url=\/)\n\n[World](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location)\n- [China](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/east-asia\/china)\n- [Japan](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/east-asia\/japan)\n- [India](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/south-asia\/india)\n- [South Korea](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/east-asia\/south-korea)\n- [Indonesia](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/southeast-asia\/indonesia)\n- [Taiwan](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/east-asia\/taiwan)\n- [Thailand](https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/location\/southeast-asia\/thailand)\n- 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Readable Markdown	[Gender](https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/gender) Hopes for legalization rise as high courts slam 'unconstitutional' judgments ![20250327 Gay couple ](https://images.ft.com/v3/image/raw/https%3A%2F%2Fcms-image-bucket-productionv3-ap-northeast-1-a7d2.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fimages%2F8%2F6%2F9%2F2%2F49242968-1-eng-GB%2F2024-07-08T230048Z_1450544186_RC2E54AGSRMS_RTRMADP_3_JAPAN-LGBT-WEDDINGS.jpg?width=780&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto) A gay couple poses with the rainbow flag in a Tokyo photography studio: A series of high court rulings are increasing the pressure on the Japanese government to extend marriage rights to LGBTQ couples. © Reuters March 27, 2025 18:55 JST Listen TOKYO -- Pressure is building on the Japanese government to extend marriage rights to LGBTQ couples after the Osaka High Court [said Tuesday](https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/Japan-high-court-rules-same-sex-marriage-ban-unconstitutional2) that failure to do so was unconstitutional, the fifth such ruling by a high court in a series of cases filed against the state by a campaign group.
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