Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the ...

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 ...

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

Rare earth muds are found only in deep-water regions, typical of oceans, particularly the Pacific. The country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the world’s sixth largest in area, but fourth ...

India has asked state-run miner IREL to suspend a 13-year-old agreement on rare earth exports to Japan and to safeguard supplies for domestic needs, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, ...

Japan has enjoyed success through Lynas and its international supply chains by not only investing in rare earth mining but also in the facilities needed to process and refine the materials into ...

The Japanese team calculated that there are 16 million tons of rare earth oxides south of Minami-tori-shima—enough of the aforementioned four elements to supply the world for 420–780years at ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, in January next year, the head of the ...

Tokyo (AsiaNews) – Next January, Japan will try to mine rare earth minerals from the bottom of the ocean, in the deepest and most elaborate experiment ever attempted in this domain, the director ...

Japan was better prepared than most for China's rare-earth mineral squeeze By Sam Meredith, CNBC and Dylan Butts, CNBC • Published June 20, 2025 • Updated on June 21, 2025 at 4:49 am BOOKMARKER ...