Japan Advances Deep-Sea Mining as Support for a Moratorium Grows
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Japan is advancing deep-sea mining after continuously retrieving rare-earth mud from great depths, putting it in a position to shape maritime policy. The article highlights growing support for a moratorium and the implications for the future of the maritime order.
As the first country to have continuously retrieved rare-earth mud from such depths, Japan is in a position to influence the future of the maritime order.
World Politics Commodities Shipping Japan deep-sea mining rare earths seabed moratorium maritime policy