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Japan’s Rare Earth Project Offers Insights for Global Deep-Sea Mining Rules
The Japanese government is conducting test mining of rare earth resources in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #economy&tech #Minamitorishima #Nihon #ogasawara #OgasawaraIslands
https://www.europesays.com/japan/82804/
Rare footage near Japan gave scientists their first look at a living giant squid
Few ocean animals have spent so long suspended between reality and myth as the giant squid. The enduring…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #archivalfootage #giantsquid #Japaneseresearchers #Nihon #oceananimals #OgasawaraIslands #rareanimals
https://www.europesays.com/japan/80108/
https://www.alojapan.com/1519570/strong-typhoon-dolphin-to-approach-japans-ogasawara-islands-and-okinawa-this-week/ Strong Typhoon Dolphin to approach Japan’s Ogasawara Islands and Okinawa this week #AtmosphericPressure #Japan #JapanMeteorologicalAgency #MinamiTorishimaIsland #news #OgasawaraIslands #Okinawa #OkinawaIsland #OkinawaNews #TyphoonDolphin #TyphoonNo13 #VeryStrongTyphoon #WestNorthwest #WindSpeed #沖縄 TOKYO:The powerful Typhoon Dolphin, also known as Typhoon No. 13, passed Minami-Torishima Island and was moving west-northwest at 20kph as of 9am
A recent study by a citizen scientist has shed new light on seabirds' tendencies to follow ships near Japan's Ogasawara Islands and highlights the role wildlife enthusiasts can play in research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/06/21/wildlife/bird-migration-citizen-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #animals #birds #ogasawaraislands
Citizen science in Japan’s Ogasawara Islands spotlights ties between ships and birds https://www.byteseu.com/2126376/ #animals #birds #OgasawaraIslands #Science
A survey to determine the suitability of a remote island in the Ogasawara Islands chain as a final disposal site for radioactive nuclear waste began Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/society/minamitorishima-nuclear-waste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #minamitorishima #ogasawaraislands #tokyo #nuclearenergy #nuclearwaste #localgovernment
Japan’s Minamitorishima Island: Potential Site for Mining Rare Earths and Storing Nuclear Waste
Japan Data Society Politics May 13, 2026 An introduction to Japan’s remote, uninhabited island Minamitorishima, which has come under the spotlight as a potential base for mining …
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https://www.alojapan.com/1485522/japans-minamitorishima-island-potential-site-for-mining-rare-earths-and-storing-nuclear-waste/
https://www.alojapan.com/1485522/japans-minamitorishima-island-potential-site-for-mining-rare-earths-and-storing-nuclear-waste/ Japan’s Minamitorishima Island: Potential Site for Mining Rare Earths and Storing Nuclear Waste #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #NuclearWaste #OgasawaraIslands #RareEarths Japan Data Society Politics May 13, 2026 An introduction to Japan’s remote, uninhabited island Minamitorishima, which has come under the spotlight as a potential base for mining rare earths from the seabed nearby, as well as a possible site for storing nucle
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Government will proceed with nuclear waste site survey for Minamitorishima
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"The Japanese government is set to conduct a literature survey on the feasibility of constructing a final disposal facility for highly radioactive waste on Minamitorishima, one of Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Tuesday."
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/n-waste-site-survey-minamitorishima/
22.4.2026
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The Japanese government will proceed with a literature survey on the feasibility of constructing a final disposal facility for highly radioactive waste on Minamitorishima, a remote island in the Ogasawara Islands chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/japan/n-waste-site-survey-minamitorishima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minamitorishima #ogasawaraislands #tokyo #nuclearenergy #nuclearwaste #localgovernment
The Ogasawara village office said Wednesday that Mayor Masaaki Shibuya will later this month tell residents how he will respond to a government request to survey Minamitorishima as a possible nuclear waste repository. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/02/japan/ogasawara-mayor-stance-nuclear-waste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minamitorishima #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy #ogasawaraislands #environment #worldheritage
https://www.europesays.com/2889636/ Ogasawara chief to clarify stance on nuclear waste site survey #Environment #Minamitorishima #nuclear #NUCLEARENERGY #NuclearWaste #OgasawaraIslands #WorldHeritage
Ogasawara Emerges as the Next Air Defense Frontline https://www.byteseu.com/1908047/ #adiz #China #IwoJima #Japan #KunioOrita #Liaoning #OgasawaraIslands #Politics&Security
Japan government briefs Ogasawara islanders on nuclear waste plan
The government held a meeting Saturday with residents of Chichijima, an island in Tokyo’s Ogasawara chain in the Pacific, to explain the possibility of selecting another island in the chain as a final disposal site for highl…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1464173/japan-government-briefs-ogasawara-islanders-on-nuclear-waste-plan/
The government met with residents of Chichijima, an island in the Ogasawara chain, to explain the possibility of using another island in the chain as a disposal site for highly radioactive waste. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/15/japan/nuclear-waste-meeting-minamitorishima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minamitorishima #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy #ogasawaraislands
https://www.alojapan.com/1464173/japan-government-briefs-ogasawara-islanders-on-nuclear-waste-plan/ Japan government briefs Ogasawara islanders on nuclear waste plan #Minamitorishima #news #NuclearEnergy #NuclearWaste #OgasawaraIslands #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 The government held a meeting Saturday with residents of Chichijima, an island in Tokyo’s Ogasawara chain in the Pacific, to explain the possibility of selecting another island in the chain as a final disposal site for highly radioactive waste from nuclear plants. This was the first
Minamitorishima island considered for initial nuclear waste disposal survey
The government is seeking to conduct an initial survey on Minamitorishima island— Japan’s easternmost island — as a…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/511093/
Beating the Heat in Summertime Tokyo: Mountains, Islands, Water Sprinkling and More
Deep green mountains and breezy Pacific islands. Tokyo has them…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #culture #environment #festivals #inboundtourists #japannationaltouristorganization #news #ogasawaraislands #Okutama #sento #TMG #tokyometropolitangovernment #tokyonews #TokyoNight&Light #tourism #YurikoKoike #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1341334/beating-the-heat-in-summertime-tokyo-mountains-islands-water-sprinkling-and-more/
https://www.alojapan.com/1341334/beating-the-heat-in-summertime-tokyo-mountains-islands-water-sprinkling-and-more/ Beating the Heat in Summertime Tokyo: Mountains, Islands, Water Sprinkling and More #culture #environment #festivals #InboundTourists #JapanNationalTouristOrganization #news #OgasawaraIslands #Okutama #sento #TMG #Tokyo #TokyoMetropolitanGovernment #TokyoNews #TokyoNight&Light #tourism #YurikoKoike #東京 #東京都 Deep green mountains and breezy Pacific islands. Tokyo has them all and more. You don’t have to get away from the world’s largest met
https://www.alojapan.com/1317739/japans-ultra-deep-sea-quest-to-mine-rare-earths-triggers-a-green-backlash/ Japan’s ultra-deep-sea quest to mine rare earths triggers a green backlash #AllianceOfCountriesForADeepSeaMiningMoratorium #beijing #Chikyu #China #ClarionClippertonZone #DavidPanuelo #DuncanCurrie #FederatedStatesOfMicronesia #HighSeasAlliance #InternationalSeabedAuthority #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Minamitorishima #mining #news #NikkeiNewspaper #OgasawaraIslands #PacificMetalsCo #RareEarths #seabed Japan’s quest for rare earths is abou
https://www.alojapan.com/1298849/over-200-million-metric-tons-of-rare-metals-found-near-remote-tokyo-island/ Over 200 million metric tons of rare metals found near remote Tokyo island #Batteries #Minamitorishima #NIPPONFOUNDATION #oceans #OgasawaraIslands #RareEarths #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #UniversityOfTokyo #東京 #東京都 More than 200 million metric tons of manganese nodules rich in rare metals exist on the seabed near Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island, the Nippon Foundation and the University of Tokyo said Friday. The nonprofit organization and the n…
Japan's continental shelf expanded in July by 120,000 square kilometers with the addition of an area in Pacific waters east of Chichijima, part of the Ogasawara island chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/27/japan/continental-shelf-expansion/ #japan #continentalshelf #land #ogasawaraislands
#NewSpecies of #jellyfish discovered in a remote location in Japan https://phys.org/news/2024-02-species-jellyfish-remote-japan.html
A new subfamily of ulmarid #scyphomedusae, the Santjordiinae, with a description of Santjordia pagesi gen. et sp. nov. from the #SumisuCaldera, #Ogasawara Islands, #Japan https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5374.4.5
"The St. George's Cross Medusa apparently lives only in the #Sumisu Caldera in #OgasawaraIslands, some 460 km south of #Tokyo. This is a hydrothermally active #DeepSea volcanic structure with a depth of 812 m."
A recent undersea volcanic eruption has led to the formation of a new isle off the coast of Iwo Jima, about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japanese researchers have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/07/japan/science-health/iwo-jima-volcano-new-isle/?utm_content=buffer6b54f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #ogasawaraislands #volcanoes #universityoftokyo #iwojima #setsuyanakada