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Japan Tries to Catch up with China in Tug-of-War over Copper, Cobalt, Other Important Minerals in Africa

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By Minako Sasako / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

12:42 JST, August 21, 2025

KOLWEZI, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Japan has fallen behind in the race to form cooperative ties with African countries for access to their mineral resources, and the country is now trying to make up lost ground, as the mineral-rich continent is becoming increasingly important for Japan’s ec...

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