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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 ...

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 ...

New images of the damaged reactor at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have been released Monday by the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The photographs were taken ...

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.

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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. Earlier this week ...

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 ...

Visitors dressed up line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) TOKYO (AFP ...

(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.