# Japan ‘months’ from running out of critical rare earth as China tightens supply

https://mins.news/en/item/107273

- Financial Times, 2026-10-20 04:03 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/ebd3244a-9120-4773-b55f-41df77f60c93?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Tokyo is asking Washington to help persuade Beijing to ease its restrictions on yttrium supplies and avert a manufacturing shutdown. Japan could run out of the critical rare earth in months.

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