A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the ...

Japan’s METI and JAMSTEC have successfully retrieved rare earth-rich sediment from 6,000 metres below the Pacific Ocean. This ...

Tokyo proclaims Pacific Ocean mission world’s first attempt to tap rare earths at such a depth.

Japan’s AI diplomacy in Central Asia prioritises institution-building over infrastructure, reshaping governance norms through ...

How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues ...

The Japanese government has successfully conducted a test mining operation for mud containing rare earth elements in the deep ...

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This report is part of Strategic Japan, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U ...

What if the future of technology hinged on a single breakthrough? For decades, semiconductors have been the invisible engines driving everything from smartphones to space exploration. Yet, the global ...

As part of President Trump’s trip to Asia, the United States signed Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and Korea, expanding, strengthening, and focusing science and technology collaboration ...

In its broader scope, Japan aims to establish a “rule-based international order” with Central Asia, focusing on priority areas of cooperation, including environmental sustainability, human resource ...