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Prices in Japan are blowing up while the economy is tanking, and the government looks like it’s scrambling to keep up. Inflation is smashing records, growth is going backwards, and people are stuck in ...

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.

Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply ...

Japan's main islands are roughly bisected by mountains as tall as 12,000 feet from south to north. Among the country's over 500 ski areas, the most popular are on the northern island of Hokkaido and ...

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 ...