json-loader doesn't load json file if it's array, in this case you need to make sure it has a key, for example
{
"items": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vmg/redcarpet/issues/598",
"repository_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vmg/redcarpet",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vmg/redcarpet/issues/598/labels{/name}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vmg/redcarpet/issues/598/comments",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/vmg/redcarpet/issues/598/events",
"html_url": "https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/issues/598",
"id": 199425790,
"number": 598,
"title": "Just a heads up (LINE SEPARATOR character issue)",
},
..... other items in array .....
]}