- Largest importer of earth rare metals.
India and Japan
- India and Japan inked a strategic agreement that will allow Japan to import rare earth minerals from India.
- Joint venture : Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corp. and India’s state-run Indian Rare Earths Ltd.
- The 3 projects that Japan is backing are:
- Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
- Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)
- Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC)