The steel industry has long supported the backbone of global industry and economic growth, but at the same time it accounts for more than 10 percent of worldwide CO2 emissions, making decarbonization an urgent challenge. (News On Japan)

Three years have passed since construction began on January 12th on a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mageshima, an uninhabited island off Tanegashima in Kagoshima Prefecture, as part of a plan to relocate U.S. carrier-based aircraft field carrier landing practice to the site, with the local community enjoying a construction-driven economic boost while growing concerns spread over the prolonged impact on daily life caused by significant delays to the project. (News On Japan)

The move comes after protests against immigration enforcement have been held across the US after a woman was shot by an ICE agent.

The move comes after protests against immigration enforcement have been held across the US after a woman was shot by an ICE agent.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of abandoning a woman’s body inside a restaurant he operated in Hidaka, Hokkaido, with investigators now believing the business continued operating while the body remained inside the premises. (News On Japan)

The Wall Street Journal reported on January 8th, citing two Chinese exporters, that the Chinese government has started imposing limits on shipments of rare earths and related materials bound for Japan. (News On Japan)

All flights out of Kittila airport in northern Finland were cancelled on Sunday with temperatures falling as low as -38C.

What appeared to be an ordinary 100-yen coin turned out to be a counterfeit after emerging from a change machine at a capsule toy specialty store, prompting a Japanese television personality to share his experience on social media. (News On Japan)

Osamu Suwa, an astronaut with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is set to undertake his first long-term stay aboard the International Space Station, becoming the eighth Japanese astronaut to do so. (News On Japan)

The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.

The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.

Trump has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.

Trump has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Eight people were killed after a gas cylinder exploded at a house the morning after the wedding celebration.

Eight people were killed after a gas cylinder exploded at a house the morning after the wedding celebration.

A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters battle the blaze.

Hundreds of protesters are believed to have been killed or injured, and many more detained.

The deal was announced in the early hours of Sunday morning after a week of violent clashes.

The deal was announced in the early hours of Sunday morning after a week of violent clashes.