Nature & Environment

China threatens rare earth export bans following PM Takaichi's Taiwan comments. After 15 years since the 2010 Senkaku crisis, Japan's preparedness through supply chain diversification is now the model for the US, Europe, and Australia accelerating their "de-risking" from China.

On September 3, 2024, Japan's Ministry of the Environment declared the small Indian mongoose eradicated from Amami Oshima: 45 years after release, 24 years after control began, more than 30,000 animals caught and 3.6 billion yen spent. Two probability models, at 99.7 and 98.9 percent, settled the call.