Japan Steps Up Deep-Sea Mining Plan to Cut Rare-Earth Dependence
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.
By Yusuke Maekawa, Annie Lee · Bloomberg Markets
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.