Japan will unveil a formal expansion of its rare-earth and critical-minerals stockpiling programme within the next three months, backed by new supplementary budget funding.

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11 Aug 2026

David Lee

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Japan

Outcome

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Beijing's detention of Japanese executives over alleged dual-use export violations is set to accelerate Tokyo's push to diversify rare-earth supply chains and insulate manufacturers from further retaliatory trade curbs.

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