Japan

Asia / Eastern Asia

QUAD

US Ally

Quad member, major US ally

Critical Minerals Tracked

US/EU Critical List

Top Global Share

12.0%

Tantalum

Recent Events

Top Mineral Production

Tantalum(Ta)Critical

Refining

12.0%

Titanium(Ti)Critical

Refining

10.0%

Platinum(Pt)Critical

Refining

10.0%

Nickel(Ni)Critical

Refining

8.0%

Indium(In)Critical

Mining

7.0%

Refining

8.0%

Mineral Production Details

Element	Type	Volume	Global Share	Year	Critical
Tantalum(Ta)	refining	252 metric_tons	12.0%	2023	USEU
Titanium(Ti)	refining	890.0K metric_tons	10.0%	2023	USEU
Platinum(Pt)	refining	19 metric_tons	10.0%	2023	USEU
Nickel(Ni)	refining	288.0K metric_tons	8.0%	2023	USEU
Indium(In)	refining	80 metric_tons	8.0%	2023	USEU
Copper(Cu)	refining	1.5M metric_tons	7.0%	2023	USEU
Indium(In)	mining	70 metric_tons	7.0%	2023	USEU
Carbon(C)	refining	80.0K metric_tons	5.0%	2023	USEU
Manganese(Mn)	refining	690.0K metric_tons	3.0%	2023	USEU
Gallium(Ga)	refining	21 metric_tons	3.0%	2023	USEU
Tungsten(W)	refining	1.3K metric_tons	1.5%	2023	USEU
Gallium(Ga)	mining	5 metric_tons	0.7%	2023	USEU

Recent Events

Japan-US Critical Minerals Trade Agreement

3/28/2023Trade Agreement

Severity: 3/5

Japan and the United States signed a critical minerals trade agreement allowing Japanese-processed minerals to count toward EV tax credit requirements under the US Inflation Reduction Act.

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US State Department