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 ...

Von der Leyen visits Japan for two days starting Tuesday. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold a summit with von ...

In January, Japan will try to mine the seabed in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Like the United States, India and Australia, Japan wants to compete with China for leadership in this sector. The test ...

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director of a government innovation programme said Thursday.

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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, ...

Japan is set to begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island in early 2026, according to a Reuters report.. Spearheaded by the Cabinet Office's national ...

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology will deploy the Chikyu, a scientific drilling vessel, about 100-150 kilometers (62 to 93 miles) off Minami-Torishima Island -- about 1,950 ...

Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, ...

The global rare earth market is small by mining standards — just $1.5 billion last year, although its value is rising as prices have surged in response to Chinese restrictions on exports.

Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.

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 ...