The Ryukyu, Izu-Ogasawara and Japan ultra-deep ocean trenches, and the epicenter of the Great East Japan Earthquake, have been explored by humans for the first time. A team of researchers at Caladan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The year 2010 was a reckoning for Japan’s economic security. On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an ...

Japan is the biggest consumer of rare earths after China. Beijing dominates the supply chain for the strategic minerals, ...

Japan will begin testing deep-sea mining for rare earth elements this month, moving into uncharted territory as supply security concerns intensify amid China’s tightening grip on critical minerals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan will start testing the possibility of mining the deep seabed for rare-earth elements as concerns grow over access to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has transformed the country’s defensive posture - David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images Behind black iron ...

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for ...

(Bloomberg) — Japan is accelerating a decade-old plan to extract rare earths from the deep seabed, an ambitious initiative given extra impetus by the country’s drive to cut reliance on Chinese supply.