Japan will try to mine the seabed in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Like the United States, India and Australia, Japan wants to ...

The initiative, led by a government-backed project, aims to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen national security.

Japan will begin test mining for rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 ...

Government considering retroactive help for industrial conglomerate that won first tender for wind at sea but since was hit ...

Japan has agreed to provide the Philippine Navy with six Abukuma-class destroyers, marking a major step in joint defence ...

The move signals Tokyo’s growing military self-reliance as it distances itself from US security dependence and builds ...

It provides Japan with an exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, of approximately 166,000 square miles where rare-earth minerals have been discovered, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government website.

TOKYO/BEIJING - China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China ...

A Taiwanese vessel sailed near Japan's westernmost island within the country's exclusive economic zone for at least 17 hours despite c ...

A British patrol ship passed through the Taiwan Strait on June 18, 2025, less than a week after a Japanese destroyer made a similar trip through the contentious waterway.