Worldwide scramble for copper interests, being called the “new oil,” irreversible for Japan?

The answer is copper.

There is a worldwide scramble for copper interests.

What did a certain official say to a reporter?

"If things continue like this, it will be irreversible for Japan."

Last fall, a bureaucrat from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said to me.

When it comes to copper, I only think of 10 yen coins and medals.

When I looked closely, there was a battle for copper in the world. (Reporter of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Kotaro Kitami)