Japan and the U.S. will join forces to extract rare earths in waters around a small Pacific island, after the two struck an agreement to work to cut their reliance on China for the material. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/us-rare-earth-pacific-island/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #rareearths #china #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump
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@thejapantimes Incredibly irresponsible! Deep sea mining has a devastating effect on the seafloor. The dust this throws up stays suspended for decades harming a delicate ecosystem we know so very little about.
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