Japanese kanji of the year is `north` - thanks to Kim Jong-un
(The Guardian North Korea)

After 12 months dominated by the North Korean nuclear crisis, there was perhaps only one serious candidate for word of 2017Every December the people of Japan select a kanji character that best sums up the social and political zeitgeist of the previous 12 months.After a year dominated by the regional nuclear crisis, there was perhaps only one serious candidate for word of the year 2017: north. Related: Word of the year 2017: Dictionary.com says `complicit` topped `totality` Continue reading...