L’impero nato da una roccia La battaglia del Giappone nel Pacifico da 500 milioni di dollari

L’impero nato da una roccia La battaglia del Giappone nel Pacifico da 500 milioni di dollari

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the bus-sized Okinotori rock defines Japan’s massive 430,000 km² Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Billions of dollars worth of cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements lie within this region, all dependent on the fate of this single rock. Why is Japan protecting this stone with concrete and steel? What do the objections of China and South Korea signify? We examine how one rock draws the boundaries of a superpower at the intersection of geopolitics, economics, and maritime law.