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

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...

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

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 ...

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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 announced plans last month to begin mining in Vietnam for rare earths used in the manufacture of products like laptops, cellphones and hybrid cars, in a bid to reduce its dependence on China.

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 ...

A deep-sea drilling boat, Chikyu, will conduct a “test cruise” to retrieve ocean floor sediments that contain rare earth elements.

China accounts for almost two-thirds of rare earth mining production and 92 percent of global refined output, according to the International Energy Agency.

Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction. Tokyo (AFP) – Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the ...