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 ...

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

Japan will begin test mining rare earth rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island in 2026, aiming to secure a ...

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1 900 km southeast of ...

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

Japan and the European Union will consider joint public-private partnerships as they look to reduce their reliance 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 ...

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 ...

Japan Dives Into Rare Earth Mining Under The Sea. Date. 2023-01-10 12:06:23. Share on Facebook; Tweet on Twitter (MENAFN- Asia Times) TOKYO – Japan's effort to mine the seabed is moving from the ...

TOKYO -- Japanese conglomerate Furukawa is leveraging its terrestrial mining know-how to develop prototype equipment that can extract rare-earth elements and rare metals from the ocean floor. The ...

But the company has a three-stage plan “to restore the full rare earth supply to the United States,” from “mine to magnet,” Rosenthal says. Stage 1, begun in 2017, was to restart mining ...