Japan's Future Is Looking Brighter

Fortune ^ | April 12, 2018 | David Meyer

[Bogie]

Every day, we use products that are built using “rare earths”—a group of 17 elements that are, as the name suggests, very rare. They’re used to make everyday items such as rechargeable batteries, LED lights and display panels, as well as larger products such as wind turbines.

Now, it turns out, Japan has an estimated 16 million tons of the stuff on its turf. And researchers claim the trove might be enough to supply the world with metals such as yttrium and europium on a “semi-infinite basis.”

[yesthatjallen]

Europe was depopulated by the plague.

Not only did they bounce back but what followed was the Renaissance.

Nations should be encouraging their own people to have more children (financial incentives to have larger families) instead of bringing in foreigners.

Don't get fooled into believing modern economists scare tactic that you need a large population to keep an economy or nation going.

Economists just want cheap labor. They don't care if they destroy any nation in the process.

[Doctor DNA]

FYI....Years ago (1976)the Japanese had researched an artificial Placenta that they demonstrated could bring a lamb fetus to near full term - it was not allowed for ethical reasons then.

Clone the ‘best’ citizens for replacements = one possibility.

[FLT-bird]

Nope. Japan has opted for an aging and in the future shrinking homogeneous population rather than importing Muslims. Ergo Japan has very little crime or internal strife. They have made the exact opposite choice the multi - cultis in Europe made. I’m willing to bet it turns out better for Japan.

[Moltke]

17 elements that are, as the name suggests, very rare

No, they are not. Stopped reading right there...

[GOPJ]

I thought the Chinese had cornered the rare earth elements - which would tank our high tech future... This is such a blessing...

[Bogie]

Yeah, it’s onward and upward from here.