AKITA (Kyodo) Akita University, known for studies on mineralogy, will help a national university in Botswana establish a department to develop human resources skilled in research and exploitation of mineral resources, the university said.
Japan has been making diplomatic efforts to secure rare metals from abroad. The two countries agreed to jointly look for rare metals in 2007, and Japan started helping Botswana with satellite-based resource exploration last year, Akita University said.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.