An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium and heavy ‌rare earth elements accounted for about 54% ⁠of the total ⁠rare ...

Matsutake mushrooms are a rare Japanese fungi that is slowly going extinct. These delicacies are mild and flavorful, the ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan and the United States will jointly study developing rare earth mining in the waters around Minamitori Island in the Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister ‌Sanae Takaichi said on ...

Japan will start testing the possibility of mining the deep seabed for rare-earth elements as concerns grow over access to critical minerals amid rising tensions with China. The trial will run from 11 ...

The summoning of witnesses to the National Diet has brought to light the massive risk of rare earth depletion facing Japan, ...

A Japanese research team has lifted mud from the seabed 5,700 meters below the surface that may contain rare earth elements, a feat that could eventually strengthen Japan’s hand in high-tech ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, as the country seeks to reduce its ...

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

This photo provided by SIP/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, shows a mining device inserted into subsea sediment off Minamitorishima, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 30, 2026. (SIP/Japan ...