Japan launches the world's first deep-sea rare-earth extraction trial from mud near Minamitorishima Island, targeting independence from China's supply dominance.

Japan has launched the world’s first test to extract rare earth elements from deep-sea mud, aiming to reduce its reliance on Chinese supplies amid rising geopolitical and trade tensions. Chikyu, a ...

Japan launches the world's first deep-sea rare-earth extraction trial from mud near Minamitorishima Island, targeting independence from China's supply dominance. Russia shot down US F-16, Putin’s ...

Jan. 11 (Asia Today) --Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific on Monday as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter Chinese export controls on rare earths, ...

Japan’s decision to commence deep sea rare earth extraction trials at depths of approximately 6,000 metres near Minami Torishima is not merely a technological milestone. It is a legally consequential ...

Japan would tomorrow embark on what it said is the world’s first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000m — greater than the height of Mount Fuji — to curb dependence on China. A Japanese ...

Japan will embark on a rare earth mining test in the Pacific at a depth of 6,000 meters around Minamitori Island this month, hoping to counter China's dominance in the supply of the elements crucial ...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a missile readiness test in the Yellow Sea, expressing strong satisfaction with the results as Pyongyang steps up its military drills amid heightened ...

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, into the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. Pyongyang's pointed show of force came ...