弾道ミサイル・豪雨

Kanji of the year: each year, one kanji character representing the year's major events is selected and announced. This year, 北 (Kita, 'North') was chosen, reflecting North Korea's repeated ballistic missile tests and the heavy rain and flooding disasters in northern Kyushu:

北朝鮮が弾道ミサイルの発射を繰り返したことや九州北部豪雨の災害があったことにちなんで「北」が選ばれました。