Japan have set their sights on a new Winter Games medals record at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics, hoping to top the 18 collected in Beijing four years ago, team chief Hidehito Ito said on Monday.

Japan reported having found sediments containing rare earth in the 6,000 metre deep-sea beds after launching the expedition ...

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From Chloe Kim to Scotty James, these eight halfpipe snowboarders are all threats to make the podium at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 metres (20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for the ...

Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals, as China’s influence grows in the region. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his ...

China and Russia have forged close ties in ‍recent years and declared a “no limits” strategic partnership days before the war ...

The mission marked the world’s first attempt to tap deep-sea rare earths at such an extreme depth, according to Japanese authorities, News.Az ...

The country says the test mission was the world’s first attempt to tap deep-sea rare earths at a depth of 6,000m.

The country and Britain agreed to strengthen defence and economic ties, visiting Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, after his ...

Tokyo proclaims Pacific Ocean mission world’s first attempt to tap rare earths at such a depth.