Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump review an honor guard of the Japan Self-Defense Force at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFPAs Beijing intensifies its intimidation campaign against Tokyo for the Japanese...
A man drives a front loader to shift soil containing rare earth minerals for export to Japan at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on Sept. 5, 2010. China holds a near-monopoly over the rare earth industry, from mining and refining to magnet...