Japan Startup Begins Building Rare Earth Production Facility
Miresso, a Japanese startup backed by trading house Mitsui & Co., has announced the start of construction of a facility to produce beryllium, a rare metal essential for nuclear fusion power generation, with plans to manufacture 100 tons annually, equivalent to about one-third of current global production. (News On Japan)
Miresso, a Japanese startup backed by Mitsui & Co., has commenced construction of a facility for beryllium production, a metal vital for nuclear fusion power generation. The company aims to produce 100 tons of beryllium annually, accounting for roughly one-third of the current global production of around 300 tons per year. Beryllium's significance lies in its role in the emerging nuclear fusion power industry, which seeks to generate electricity through the fusion of atomic nuclei.
Should Miresso reach its production target, it forecasts that revenues will reach several tens of billions of yen. Meanwhile, Typhoon No. 27 is expected to approach the Ogasawara Islands as a very strong storm with destructive winds and waves on October 6, while Japan recorded its first snowfall of the season on Mount Asahidake.
Notably, Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, has been recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential emerging figures worldwide for her political achievements, including becoming Japan's first sitting mayor to take maternity leave.
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