Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

The initiative, led by a government-backed project, aims to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen national security.

While rare earth mineral trading generates modest revenue, their strategic value far outweighs market price as governments ...

Japan is preparing to stir a sleeping world. The goal isn’t oil or gas — it’s mud. Mud that’s packed with the rare earth ...

When China began its crackdown on the sector some fifteen years ago, there were hundreds of miners and processors. By 2013 ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science ...

Japan will try to mine the seabed in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Like the United States, India and Australia, Japan wants to ...

India’s discovery of rare earth deposits in Rajasthan sparks hope for strategic and economic gains. But with limited ...

While the area has traditionally been renowned for livestock, today the region embodies the stranglehold that China has over ...

As rare earth magnet shortages threaten India’s EV and defence sectors, a little-known state-run firm, 75 years old, is ...

China, the biggest holder of rare earths, is weaponising them by restricting the supply. Though it has hit the EV industry in ...