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Nippon Steel Corp. is stepping up efforts to win over U.S. workers and politicians for its $14.1 billion takeover of United States Steel Corp. despite stiff opposition from union leaders and the Biden administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/18/companies/nippon-steel-us-steel-workers-politicians/

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What appeared to be human bones have been found in a molten iron pot that operates at temperatures over 1,000 degrees Celsius at a Nippon Steel factory in the city of Oita, the steelmaker said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/nippon-steel-human-bones/

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Japan's Nippon Steel is sticking to its plan to finalize its $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by year-end, despite political resistance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/09/companies/nippon-steel-deal-plan/

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The intensifying scrutiny of Nippon Steel's bid to acquire U.S. Steel has called attention to the secretive interagency panel that could be the ultimate arbiter of the merger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/04/companies/us-nippon-steel-secret-panel/

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Nippon Steel postponed acquiring United States Steel until December from an initially planned September date due to a U.S. review of the deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/03/companies/nippon-steel-us-steel-delay/

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U.S. Steel shareholders have approved its proposed $14.9 billion acquisition by Japan's Nippon Steel, taking the merger one step closer to completion even as political opposition to the deal mounts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/13/companies/nippon-steel-us-steel-shareholders/

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Nippon Steel’s bid to buy U.S. Steel is now caught in an election year maelstrom as U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, in the wake of the union’s objections, have both publicly opposed the deal as they vie for blue-collar votes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/11/companies/us-steel-biden-swing-states/

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Some Japanese officials privately say that despite high hurdles, Nippon Steel can still save the fraught $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/05/companies/nippon-steel-deal-analysis/

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Nippon Steel’s acquisition of United States Steel would strengthen economic security ties between the U.S. and Japan and help counter China’s dominance in steel-making, according to a senior Japanese ruling party lawmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/02/economy/japan-ex-minister-on-nippon-steel/

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Nippon Steel intends to pursue its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel and wants its "deep roots" in the United States to be recognized, its new president said — remarks that come after U.S. President Joe Biden expressed opposition to the deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/01/companies/nippon-steel-new-president-pursues-us-steel-deal/

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A group representing major automakers on Friday urged the White House to oppose any effort by steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs to buy rival U.S. Steel, warning that a deal could result in anti-competitive pricing for vehicles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/30/companies/us-steel-cleveland-cliffs-automakers/

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Nippon Steel will move its U.S. headquarters to Pittsburgh where its acquisition target United States Steel is based if the deal goes through. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/19/companies/nippon-steel-us-headquarters/

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Shares of United States Steel fell the most in almost four years following reports of a plan by U.S. President Joe Biden to release a statement of concern about Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of the Pittsburgh-based steel producer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/14/companies/biden-us-steel-concern/

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A senior Nippon Steel executive will meet the United Steelworkers union chief this month to seek support for acquiring U.S. Steel in the hopes of finalizing the deal by the end of September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/05/companies/nippon-steel-exe-meeting-us-union/

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Washington is examining Nippon Steel’s connections to China, people familiar with the matter have said, in a potential stumbling block for the Japanese giant’s politically contentious deal to acquire American rival United States Steel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/23/companies/nippon-steel-china-assets-concern-for-us/

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The former president's objection to U.S. Steel being bought by a Japanese rival was predictable. But what if he’s right to be worried? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/02/09/japan/trump-nippon-steel-deal/

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Nippon Steel is on track to finalize its planned $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by the end of September, an executive said on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/07/companies/nippon-steel-deal-september/?utm_content=bufferf9645&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Ukraine's state-run railway operator will procure rails from Nippon Steel, using Japanese grant aid for the first time for such a purpose since Russia's invasion, it was learned Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/07/japan/ukrainian-railways-nippon-steel/?utm_content=buffer0c401&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A potential sale of United States Steel to a Japanese rival has been hailed by many industry insiders — but politicians in Washington seem eager thwart the $14.1 billion deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/04/companies/american-steel-buyers-welcome-nippon/?utm_content=buffer81ebf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Republican front-runner and former U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would block Nippon Steel’s deal to buy United States Steel if he wins the November election, highlighting how his economic nationalism could imperil foreign investment in the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/01/companies/trump-japan-steel-deal-block/?utm_content=buffer85375&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Nippon Steel made an aggressive all-cash offer for United States Steel that propelled the Japanese company into the lead in the final hours of a bidding war for the iconic American steelmaker. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/25/companies/nippon-us-steel-deal/?utm_content=buffer7dc9c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court decisions ordering Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel to pay damages to South Koreans over wartime labor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/12/japan/crime-legal/south-korea-court-upholds-wartime-labor-ruling/?utm_content=buffer6352b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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United States Steel is disputing the United Steelworkers’ allegations that the steelmaker breached its labor agreement with the union by failing to provide information about critical developments of the company’s sale to Nippon Steel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/07/companies/us-steel-union-nippon-steel/?utm_content=buffer1b800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Is Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel a historic acquisition or national security threat? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2023/12/22/japan-us-steel-deal/?utm_content=buffer6ff53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The White House on Thursday said Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel deserves "serious scrutiny," given the company's core role in U.S. steel production that is critical to national security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/22/companies/white-house-nippon-steel-us-steel/?utm_content=buffer94987&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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