Japan's mining sector will experience modest growth over the coming years due to the lack of mineral wealth and the downturn in commodity prices. We forecast the country's mining industry value to reach USD4.0bn by 2018, growing at a modest clip of 1.4% per annum.

BMI Industry View 7

SWOT 9

Industry Forecast 10

Gold: Digging Continues At Hishikari 10

      Table: Gold Production Forecast (Japan 2010-2018) 12

Industry Risk Reward Ratings 13

Risk/Reward Ratings 13

      Table: Asia - Mining Risk/Reward Index 17

Risk/Reward Ratings 17

Rewards 18

Industry Rewards 18

Country Rewards 18

Risks 18

Industry Risks 18

Country Risks 18

Regulatory Development 19

      Table: Asia - Mining Regulatory Scorecard 21

      Table: Political Overview 21

Competitive Landscape 23

      Table: Select Companies - Key Financial Data 23

Company Profile 25

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal 25

      Table: Nippon Steel - Financial Data 27

Regional Overview 28

Asia - Q3 2014 28

Challenges 28

Opportunities 31

Global Industry Overview 36

Challenges 36

      Table: Mining - Select M&A Deals 40

Cause For Optimism 43

Commodities Forecast 50

Risk/Reward Ratings 50

      Table: Asia - Mining Risk/Reward Index 54

Methodology 55

Industry Forecast Methodology 55

Sources 56

Risk/Reward Rating Methodology 57

      Table: Weighting Of Indicators 59

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