Today's Close-Up S2026E02 - The 'Land of Gold' Returns: Eyes Turn to Japan Amid Record Prices

Gold prices continue to soar worldwide. Amid this unprecedented boom, international operators are conducting exploratory mining around closed gold mines in Japan. Meanwhile, competition is intensifying to extract gold from used electronic devices. While efforts to acquire gold are accelerating in some countries around the world, problems such as the spread of illegal mining are also arising in Africa. What will this new gold rush bring to the world, and to us?

Guests: Negishi Shoko (Associate Professor, Doshisha University), Kawamura Youhei (Professor, Hokkaido University)