Japan just discovered 16 million tons of rare earth metals.

[loyalyolayal]

And the odds of that RARE unevenly distributed element being clumped together in practically "infinite" quantity on a tiny little Island, only to be discovered just now, just sounds pretty preposterous.

Or the release of this info would create a massive leverage for Japan when dealing with China.

 

[Bacco]

Japan gave me all the best videogames and supported with cartoons the 25% of my early teen faps, them becoming oscenely rich is just karma imho

Japan just discovered valuable Chinese minerals in Chinese territorial waters you mean. cause thats what the PRC is thinking right now.

"Japan" itself is a misunderstanding if you ask PRC

Has ever been called "that kinda big chinese island" by the good peoples of chinese empire, the presence of not-chinese peoples living there is creating confusion

 

[caxias]

Or the release of this info would create a massive leverage for Japan when dealing with China.

China is loving it. More natural resources anywhere means better prices for chinese consumers.

 

[ShinkanPo]

Rare-earth is just a name for certain elements. They aren't that rare, just very unevenly distributed.

Why are you such a party pooper?

Party poooper!!!!

 

[Deleted member 196663]

There's enough yttrium to meet the global demand for 780 years, dysprosium for 730 years, europium for 620 years, and terbium for 420 years.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Time to invade Japan.
Yttrium: for a strong America!

Need some of those metal names as mma nicknames. Forget platinum mike perry. Yytrium yoel romero

 

[grimballer]

But did they discover vibranium n adamantium?

 

[bobgeese]

That’s awesome for them.

 

[Stoic1]

Remember Pearl Harbor?

 

[Cuauhtemoc]

And the odds of that RARE unevenly distributed element being clumped together in practically "infinite" quantity on a tiny little Island, only to be discovered just now, just sounds pretty preposterous.

It's not that unevenly distributed either, it's just that the source must be profitable. Japan reserves apparently are underwater, which is pretty bad. It also seems to involve an environmental catastrophe wherever it's mined. The USA for example got a good amount of REE but stopped exploring it because regulations make it noncompetitive with China.

 

[loyalyolayal]

China is loving it. More natural resources anywhere means better prices for chinese consumers.

But that's...*gasp...capitalism!

 

[loyalyolayal]

Japan gave me all the best videogames and supported with cartoons the 25% of my early teen faps, them becoming oscenely rich is just karma imho



"Japan" itself is a misunderstanding if you ask PRC

Has ever been called "that kinda big chinese island" by the good peoples of chinese empire, the presence of not-chinese peoples living there is creating confusion

They're so rustled of a smaller country they couldn't conquer and beat the shit out of them in return.

 

[ralphc1]

Military and medicine still use CRT

For what? I haven't seen a CRT in any medical facility in 10 years.

 

[ralphc1]

i wasnt saying what they were saying. my point was very simply that something that is nearly infinite cant also be rare

When there is no use for it it's easy to have an infinite supply.

 

[snakedafunky]

I am no financial expert but investing in tentacle porn sounds like a great business move to me right now.

 

[SpartanKhmy]

Aaaandddd this is how monsters from pacific rim are first released...

 

[Karasu-Hanta]

seems like a good place for another U.S. base just in case China wants to claim another Island.

 

[caxias]

But that's...*gasp...capitalism!

and china is kicking your ass in capitalism.

 

[caxias]

seems like a good place for another U.S. base just in case China wants to claim another Island.

translation: "USA wants to steal Japan's natural resources via military"

 

[Amerikuracana]

Humans pretending 600 years is "infinite" says something.