Japan finds 6.8 million tonnes of rare minerals used in electric cars, iPods and lasers

[IDemo]

Japan has found a large deposit of rare earth minerals in its Pacific seabed, enough to supply its hi-tech industries for more than 200 years, a scientist said Friday.

Around 6.8 million tonnes of the valuable minerals, used in electric cars, iPods and lasers, are sitting under the seabed near a far eastern Japanese island, Tokyo University professor Yasuhiro Kato told AFP.

He said mud samples taken from an area near Minamitorishima island, some 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) southeast of Tokyo, indicated deposits amounted to around 220 times the average annual amount used by industry in Japan.

The seabed contained a substantial amount of dysprosium — a rare earth mineral used in the engines for hybrid cars, he said.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/29/japan-finds-6-8-million-tonnes-of-rare-minerals-used-in-electric-cars-ipods-and-lasers/

[agent46]

1. When do we invade the Japanese? n/t

[IDemo]

2. Already there

http://www.jca.apc.org/wsf_support/2004doc/WSFJapUSBaseRepoFinalAll.html

There are approximately 90 U.S. military facilities including major military bases throughout mainland Japan and Okinawa, with an area total of 3,130,000 sq.meters, 75% of which are in Okinawa. They are concentrated in a few areas (prefectures), 37 in Okinawa, 15 in Kanagawa, 11 in Nagasaki, and 7 in Tokyo. About 52,000 U.S. troops are stationed in these bases, 26,000 in mainland and 25,000 in Okinawa (2001). In mainland Japan, the largest contingent is the air force with 6,600 and that in Okinawa marines (15,500).

[agent46]

3. I see what you mean

I was part of the occupying force for two enlistments. USA 1st Group 1st SF at Torii Station back in the nineties when the SFwas preparing for the coming "War on Terror."

[gejohnston]

4. I was at Kadena

in the 1980s. I learned how to dive at Tori Station. The screwed up thing is, IIRC, they are paying for their own occupation. Gov of Japan pays all of the bills for us being there.

[agent46]

5. Whatever the case may have been

The empire is collapsing.