The Economist6d
Japanese people are starting to quit their jobs
In a 2024 survey by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 21% of young Japanese employees said they plan to stay with ...
Japan Q2 aluminium drops to $182/T on weak demand -sources
The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for April to June was set at $182 a metric ton, down 20% from the ...
electrive.com1d
Panasonic launches closed-loop recycling initiative in Japan
Panasonic Energy is working with Japanese raw materials company Sumitomo Metal Mining to recycle nickel used in lithium-ion ...
朝日新聞社9d
Temple bells part of scrap metal used to fuel Japan’s war effort
In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...
Recycling Today1d
Panasonic, Sumitimo cooperate on battery materials recycling in Japan
Business units of the two conglomerates say they will produce nickel cathode materials from lithium-ion battery production scrap.