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Shin-Etsu to establish rare-earth smelter in Japan to reduce reliance on China

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a rare-earth smelter in Japan, reducing dependence on Chinese processing as demand for EV ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

China’s rare earth exports to Japan plunge 80%

China’s rare earth exports to Japan fell by more than 80% in March and April from a year earlier. This reflects the full ...

Japan's remote Pacific island could be home to one of the world's biggest rare earth jackpots

For decades, the global supply of rare earth elements has been shaped by a simple reality: most countries depend heavily on ...

Japan scoops up seabed mud, raises hopes for rare earth supply

A Japanese research team has lifted mud from the seabed 5,700 meters below the surface that may contain rare earth elements, ...

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

SHIZUOKA--A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of ...
Space.com

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17). An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Saturday at 4:17 a.m ...