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World's oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies

Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies,

New York Post · 17h

World’s oldest living woman dies at 116 from natural causes

Tomiko Itooka, who lived in a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, in central Japan, died from natural causes on Dec. 29, according to Guinness World Records.

CNN · 16h

World’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, dies at 116

Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.

Biden blocks Japanese takeover of US Steel

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President Biden blocks Japanese takeover of U.S. Steel. What does it mean for Gary, Indiana steel mill?

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton supported the merger, saying Nippon Steel had committed $300 million to upgrade the Gary Works steel mill.

U.S. News & World Report · 2h

Biden's Decision to Block Nippon Steel Takeover Creates Uncertainty for U.S. Steel Workers

By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden says he is protecting good jobs in the American heartland

SFGate · 1d

Biden blocks $14 billion acquisition of US Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel

Nippon Steel announced in December 2023 that it planned to buy the steel producer for $14.9 billion in cash and debt, and committed to keep the U.S. Steel name and Pittsburgh head

Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year’s

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

N.Korea's abductions of Japanese remain issue with focus on US-N.Korea ties

Families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea were forced to bring in another new year without their loved ones at home. They are urging the Japanese government to hold a bilateral summit with ...

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Iconic Japanese hot springs town limits visitors to curb overtourism

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in the mountains of the northern Yamagata region, is known for its hot springs and fairytale ...

Americans Are Warming to a Different Kind of Japanese Whiskey

More than 130 years after its inventor tried to introduce it in the U.S., whiskey made with a mold called koji is catching on ...

Trump 2.0 May Bring 1980s Back As Japanese Yen Drops

If Donald Trump’s fans and detractors can agree on anything about the U.S. president-elect, it’s that he’s a man of the 1980s ...

Japanese company Sekisui House quietly becomes America’s fifth-largest homebuilder

Leading Japanese homebuilder Sekisui House is quietly expanding operations in the U.S., bringing new investment and innovation to a home construction sector that is racing to keep pace with ...