Global Briefing: US and Japan ink critical minerals and rare earths supply deal

Stuart Stone
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US President Donald Trump and Japan's first woman Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have this week inked an agreement to support the supply of critical minerals and rare earths between the two countries, in...

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