Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to the Tech Latest podcast. Every Tuesday, our tech experts Katey Creel and Shotaro Tani deliver the hottest trends and news from the sector.

In this episode, Katey speaks with Shotaro about Japan's strategy to secure non-Chinese sources for rare earth minerals.

NOTE: Tech Latest will take a one-week break and be back on Feb. 24 with regular episodes.

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Check out this episode's ⁠⁠⁠⁠featured story below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Inside Japan's long battle to 'de-Chinafy' its rare earth supply chain
https://s.nikkei.com/4qoC6gG

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