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U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania, in December 2019. The Biden administration blocked the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel on Friday, citing grounds that the sale posed a threat to national security.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Biden’s decision on Nippon Steel deal followed divide in his orbit
By Joe Deaux and Josh Wingrove
The split was emblematic of so many shifts in U.S. policy — including of Biden’s pledge to build trust with allies and the race against China.

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U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania, in December 2019. The Biden administration blocked the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel on Friday, citing grounds that the sale posed a threat to national security.
A concept model of a next-generation fighter jet under joint development among Japan, Britain and Italy
JAPAN / Politics
Japan to map out defense export strategy within 2025
The strategy, which will present medium- and long-term targets for defense equipment exports, will be worked out via cooperation among government ministries.
Tomiko Itooka died of old age in a nursing home for the elderly in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Tomiko Itooka, the world's oldest person, dies at 116
Itooka was born on May 23, 1908, in the commercial hub of Osaka — four months before the Ford Model T automobile was launched in the United States.
A woman in her 60s talks about her son who became addicted to online gambling and committed a crime through an illegal part-time job.
JAPAN / Society
Online gambling addiction becoming serious issue in Japan
The number of consultation requests received by one aid group has surged 11-fold in five years.
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Taking a page from Ukraine war, SDF carves out growing role for drones
By Gabriel Dominguez
Whether for use in the air, on land or at sea, the SDF is gradually integrating these increasingly capable and often autonomous systems into their units.
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.

JAPAN

Solar panels, which typically last 20 to 30 years, will begin to reach the end of their service life in the next decade.
Disposal of used solar panels emerging as challenge in Japan
The annual amount of solar panels discarded as waste is seen peaking at some 500,000 tons in the early 2040s, putting a major strain on industrial waste treatment facilities.
Residents and bomb squad members stand in front of a house destroyed by a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. Japan plans to help Ukraine with measures to fight corruption.
Japan to help Ukraine eradicate corruption
Ukraine was 104th among 180 countries and regions in the 2023 corruption perceptions rankings by Transparency International.
Japanese researchers develop method to break down PFAS 'forever chemicals'
Bird flu outbreaks strike Iwate Prefecture farms
Bluefin tuna fetches ¥207 million at Toyosu's first auction of the year
CDP chief Noda rejects grand coalition with LDP

BUSINESS

Yasushi Dozen, chief investment officer at Kepple
Japan's ¥10 trillion startup investment target more improbable than ever
By Kazuaki Nagata
Investors and startup supporters say Japan is still in the seed-planting phase of startup development and must address some structural issues.
A 2024 Toyota Prius Prime during the 2024 New York International Auto Show in New York last March
U.S. new car sales rose to five-year high in 2024, helped by hybrids
Sales continued to rise from their pandemic lows, bolstered by replenished inventories, higher incentives and surging demand for hybrid vehicles.
Meiji Yasuda girds to be more daring in global M&A hunt
By Nao Sano
Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel
Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple
By Elizabeth Beattie
Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, source says

WORLD

Combat aircrafts from NATO countries roll on a landing strip during a fighter plane maneuver exercise at the American military's Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
Drones, exploding parcels and sabotage: How hybrid tactics target the West.
By Lara Jakes
Increasingly brazen “gray zone” attacks against Europe and the U.S. have left defense officials with a dilemma: How to respond?
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near his official residence in Seoul on Friday morning. Right-wing YouTube​rs helped Yoon win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
How fear and conspiracy theories fuel South Korea’s political crisis
By Choe Sang-Hun
Right-wing YouTube​rs helped President Yoon Suk Yeol​ win his election. They are now his allies in the wake of his botched imposition of martial law.
Italian Prime Minister Meloni meets with Trump at his Florida resort
South Korea's Yoon ignored Cabinet opposition to martial law, prosecutors say
South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears
Cartoonist quits Washington Post over rejected sketch mocking owner and Trump

Sports

Naomi Osaka looks on after she withdrew from the Auckland Classic women's singles final on Sunday.
Naomi Osaka retires with abdominal injury in finals of Auckland Classic
Playing in her first WTA final in three years, the four-time Grand Slam champion called for the physio after taking the opening set 6-4 and pulled out shortly afterward.
Ravens secure AFC North as Bengals stay alive
Hideki Matsuyama holds 1-shot edge on Collin Morikawa at The Sentry
Resurgent Nishikori reaches first ATP final in six years
Arsenal and Chelsea both drop points as Newcastle's surge continues
By Martyn Herman

Opinion

The Bank of Korea complex in Seoul. South Korea's economic growth is hindered by structural challenges like high living costs, a tough job market and an aging population.
The Bank of Korea moves beyond monetary policy
Soohyung Lee
Many Koreans are pessimistic about the future, which reflects the intense competition that defines their lives, from education to employment.
'Guernica' is always with us
By Annie Cohen-Solal
AI, Musk and Trump add up to a turbulent 2025 for tech
By Dave Lee
AI has not yet destroyed democracy
By Sergei Guriev
The olive oil crisis is over — but fears continue to linger
By Javier Blas

ENVIRONMENT

People cover themselves with umbrellas during a hot summer day in Tokyo's Ginza district in August. Temperatures shot up in early July, even before the official end of the rainy season, and the high temperatures persisted well into the fall.
Japan’s weather in 2024: Record temperatures hurt people’s health and wallets
By Tomoko Otake
Average temperatures across the nation and surrounding seas exceeded last year’s record-breaking levels "by a significant margin," affecting everything from well-being to farming.
Great things can grow in small places
By Laura Pollacco
After a year of hard climate talks, ‘minilateralism’ is an alternative
By Aaron Clark
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
By Eric Johnston
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
By Anton L. Delgado

CULTURE

Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
By Ray Masaki
Ian Lynam puts his kaleidoscopic expertise to work examining Japanese graphic design from an internationalist and feminist perspective.
'Emilia Perez' heads into Golden Globes as strong favorite
By Romain FONSEGRIVES
The bond between the Japanese and animals as seen in ukiyo-e
By Aiko Imaizumi
Toru Fuyuki, composer of 'Ultraseven' theme song, dies at 89
Still sounding young at 85, Midori Kato is the voice of old Japan
By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno

LIFE

At the new L'Abysse Osaka, Yannick Alleno both pays homage to and casts aside the tradition around Japan's national dish.
Now in Osaka, Yannick Alleno wants ‘flavors people have never experienced’
By Melinda Joe
Opened in late October, Sushi L'Abysse Osaka is the Michelin-starred chef’s first outpost in Asia.
Start the new year with a fresh approach to teaching Japanese
By Yaeko Kabe
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley
Architect Sou Fujimoto says his 'Grand Ring' will be a symbol of unity at the Osaka Expo
By Natsuko Fukue
From Michelin stardom to humble meals, Tokyo dining had an eclectic 2024
By Robbie Swinnerton

COMMUNITY

For the 20 Questions column this year, writers asked their interview subjects about everything from their lives in Japan to their thoughts on news topics.
There were plenty of hot topics to opine on in 2024
By Gendel Gento, Kimberly Hughes, Ora Margolis, David McElhinney, Zoria Petkoska, Justin Randall, Himari Semans, Patrick St. Michel and Ansel Swindells
We take a look back at some of the best answers that our interviewees gave for 20 Questions from throughout the year.
A holiday season built on creativity and care
By Baye McNeil
From the stage to the streets, make a difference this holiday season
By Kimberly Hughes
Yurie Collins: ‘Everyone seems sedated, fed-up … that’s why they turn to comedy’
By Zoria Petkoska
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
By Phoebe Amoroso

Editors' Picks

LIFE
Traveling for sake's sake: The emergence of brewery tourism in Japan
By Yukana Inoue
Tonoike Sake Brewery has been gearing their brewery toward tourism since the late 1980s, attempting to lure tourists to the town of Mashiko.
MORE SPORTS
Tokyo falconers keep ancient traditions soaring
By Jessica Speed
A falconer during the Suwa Falconry Preservation Society's event in Tokyo on Friday. Falconry predates recorded history, originating, scholars believe, when nomadic herders observed birds of prey hunting and recognized their potential as partners.
LIFE
Japan’s ‘quiet revolution’ of luxury travel nears fruition
By Tan Pin Yen
Scheduled to welcome its first guests in early 2025, the Waldorf Astoria Osaka is just one of many luxury hotel openings Japan has seen in recent months.
CULTURE
Guitarist Marty Friedman goes to bat for J-pop in new autobiography
By Philip Brasor
One of the themes in American guitarist Marty Friedman’s autobiography “Dreaming Japanese” is that while he has become a star in his own right in Japan, he still feels that he doesn’t “belong.”
SUMO
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
By John Gunning
Chugo Saito at Isenoumi stable on Friday. Saito has joined his older brother, Seigo, at the stable.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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