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Japan embarks Sunday (January 11, 2026) on what it says is the world’s first bid to tap deep sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000 metres — greater than the height of Mount Fuji — to curb dependence on ...

An insecticide company in Japan has attracted attention online by holding a memorial service for the insects it killed during product testing. On December 23, around 100 employees from Earth ...

China is testing Donald Trump’s support for America’s top ally in Asia by imposing export controls on Japan months after the US leader boasted he’d settled the rare earth issue “for the world.” ...

Thailand will conduct a nationwide emergency alert test today, January 20, at 2pm, sending automatic warnings to all mobile phones.

An editorial in the Sankei Shimbun has reopened a long-taboo debate in Japan over whether the country should even discuss acquiring nuclear weapons, after off-the-record remarks by a senior security ...

Japan is going to the depths of the ocean to reduce its reliance on China. Tokyo has launched an ambitious plan to mine the floor of the Pacific for mud rich in rare earth minerals at a depth of 6 ...

Japan’s top figure skaters have plenty of potential to win medals at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics but will have to contend with a resurgent United States and Russian athletes, competing as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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