- New `service.kubernetes.io/topology-mode` annotation has been introduced as a replacement for the `service.kubernetes.io/topology-aware-hints` annotation.
  - `service.kubernetes.io/topology-aware-hints` annotation has been deprecated.

* Add Japanese translation for kubectl ([#46756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46756), [@girikuncoro](https://github.com/girikuncoro))
* federation: Add admission controller for policy-based placement ([#44786](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44786), [@tsandall](https://github.com/tsandall))

ation-past-present-and-future/), and with the release of v1.25, it has been removed. The updates required to improve its usability would have introduced breaking changes, so it became necessary to remove it in favor of a more friendly replacement. That replacement is [Pod Security Admission](/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-admission/), which graduates to Stable with this release. If you are currently relying on PodSecurityPolicy, please follow the instructions for [migration to Pod Security...

- The in-tree Azure plugin has been deprecated. The Azure kubelogin plugin serves as an out-of-tree replacement via the kubectl/client-go credential plugin mechanism.  Users will now see a warning in the logs regarding this deprecation. ([#107904](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107904), [@sabbey37](https://github.com/sabbey37))

- Fixed CEL estimated cost of `replace()` to handle a zero length replacement string correctly.
  Previously this would cause the estimated cost to be higher than it should be. ([#120097](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120097), [@jpbetz](https://github.com/jpbetz)) [SIG API Machinery]

  as a failure until that Pod is terminal (its `.status.phase` is `Failed` or `Succeeded`).
  
  However, the Job controller creates a replacement Pod as soon as the termination becomes apparent.
  Once the pod terminates, the Job controller evaluates `.backoffLimit` and `.podFailurePolicy` for the
  relevant Job, taking this now-terminated Pod into consideration.