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LITHIUM

A house is seen bordering the SA Lithium's mine in Magog, South Africa, on June 12.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 5, 2026
Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from South African farmers
Thousands of angry farmers fear losing productive land to open-pit mines.
A worker at a lithium mine in Goromonzi district, east of Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 17
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2026
As Zimbabwe¡¯s raw lithium ban pays off, ambitions grow
Buoyed by the development, the small southern African country is determined to go much further in its drive for local processing of its resources.
Rodrigo Paz, Bolivia's president-elect, holds a Bolivian flag during an election night rally following the presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2025
Bolivia¡¯s new president rekindles cautious hope for stalled lithium dreams
The country holds the world¡¯s largest resources of the ultralight metal used in electric vehicle batteries.
Trucks heading toward the Jianxiawo lithium mine, in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China. The U.S. government said it will increase scrutiny of lithium, steel and other materials imported from China.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 20, 2025
U.S. targets Chinese steel and lithium for forced-labor scrutiny
The move fits within Trump¡¯s trade goals and previous government action against alleged forced labor in China.
The Jianxiawo Lithium mine in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 11, 2025
Lithium market erupts as CATL shuts one of world¡¯s biggest mines
Tianqi Lithium?jumped as much as 19% in Hong Kong, while Ganfeng Lithium Group?surged 21%, and Australian miners rallied.
An employee welds lithium batteries in Verrieres-en-Anjou, western France, on June 10.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2025
Europe¡¯s lithium quest hampered by China and lack of cash
The bloc¡¯s broader energy security and climate goals could depend on securing a steady supply of the key mineral, used in batteries and other clean energy supply chains.
Brine pools at the Atacama salt flat in Antofagasta region, Chile, in 2023. Local Chilean Indigenous communities are pushing for greater control over lithium extraction in the country just as the government plans to raise production.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 8, 2025
As Chile revs up lithium plans, Indigenous people demand more control
Mining companies describe a potential system as ¡°unprecedented¡± in Chile, adding that it would comply with international treaties on Indigenous rights.
A woman checks her phone at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, in 2020. Passengers on South Korean airlines must now keep power banks and e-cigarettes on their person and not in overhead cabin bins.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 3, 2025
Seoul¡¯s lithium battery rules on planes highlight growing risk for aviation
Passengers on South Korean airlines must now keep power banks and e-cigarettes on their person and not in overhead cabin compartments.
A lithium smelter in Yichun, Jiangxi province, China
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2025
Stubbornly resilient lithium supply remains hurdle to recovery
Lithium prices have plunged since late 2022 on oversupply and slower-than-expected growth in electric vehicle demand.
China's Premier Li Qiang visits Western Australia's only operating lithium hydroxide plant Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA) in Kwinana, on the outskirts of Perth, on June 18.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2024
Chinese premier¡¯s Western Australia tour spotlights global race for critical minerals
Western Australia supplies more than half of the world¡¯s seaborne iron ore, with China its top customer.
President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 24, 2023.
WORLD
May 28, 2024
Post-COVID, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals
While new Chinese investment in Africa increased 114% last year, it was centered on minerals essential to the global energy transition and China¡¯s plans to revive its economy.
The Mount Holland lithium mine is a glimpse of the future of what Western Australia hopes will be a new, greener stage of development.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2024
On lithium¡¯s frontier, miners are betting on a greener second act
Despite weak prices for the metal deemed critical to energy transition, they are gearing up for a rebound in demand for batteries and electric vehicles.
Lithium powder from recycled batteries in Nevada in March
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2024
Japanese trading firms look abroad to diversify lithium supply
The resource-limited country is aiming to create a stable supply of the mineral, which is critical for producing batteries for electric vehicles.
A brine pool at an SQM lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The industry that deals with one of the world¡¯s most important commodities is asking whether it's doomed to repeat a boom and bust cycle again and again.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 12, 2024
Lithium industry braces for long-term oversupply after price instability
Those involved with the commodity are asking whether they¡¯re doomed to repeat a boom and bust cycle again and again.
Lithium evaporation ponds in Silver Peak, Nevada. Global lithium demand is expected to outpace supply by 500,000 metric tons annually by 2030.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2024
America¡¯s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development
Washington¡¯s drive to make the U.S. a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations.
The Pilbara Minerals Pilgangoora lithium project in Port Hedland, Western Australia
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2024
Lithium¡¯s promised land looks more like the old country
Two decades ago, Australia mined less than a fifth of the world¡¯s lithium. In 2021, it dug more than every other country put together.
Sodium ¡ª found in rock salts and brines around the globe ¡ª has the potential to make inroads into energy storage and electric vehicles because it¡¯s cheaper and far more abundant than lithium.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 27, 2023
Salt in batteries: Shift may herald another shakeup
Sodium has the potential to make inroads into energy storage and electric vehicles because it¡¯s cheaper and far more abundant than lithium.
A man herds yaks during in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Beijing has begun to exploit vast deposits of Lithium on the Tibetan plateau ¡ª around 85% of the country's total reserves.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 2, 2023
China lithium boom harming fragile Tibetan plateau: report
The world¡¯s biggest EV market largely relied on other countries for the lithium needed in batteries ¡ª but that is changing.
A lithium mine near Itinga, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2023
We¡¯re not even close to running out of green minerals
Rising reserves challenge fears of mineral shortages in green transition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023
Lithium producers warn supplies may not meet global EV demand
Staffing shortages, inflation and delays in issuing mine permission may hinder efforts to source enough of the battery metal to meet aggressive electrification timelines.
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Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
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The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
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