Japan Urges Cooperation, Dialogue With China on Rare Earths

Japan, the world’s biggest importer of rare earths, wants international cooperation for alternatives, conservation, diversification and recycling and to continue dialogue with China to secure stable global supply.

“The supply chain of rare-earth related products is connected globally,” Keiro Kitagami, vice minister at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said at the EU-Japan-U.S. conference on critical materials in Tokyo today. “Problems with rare earths are a common global challenge.”