Active in promoting mining in Burma. "The Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ) is a semigovernmental organization under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the main organization that executes the Japanese Government?s policies related to the mining industry. Since its establishment in 1963, the Agency has been conducting various exploration operations for mineral resources both within and outside Japan, and other worldwide activities, such as technical cooperation in resources development for developing countries with mineral resources, technological research and development in the field of mining, rare metal stockpiling in Japan, mining related environmental pollution control activities, and international exchange through the collection and analysis of information concerning mineral resources. From a long-term viewpoint, the Agency has also been conducting exploration of deep seafloor mineral resources in the Pacific Ocean. Through these activities, the Agency has contributed to the stable supply of nonferrous metal resources, not only for use in Japan, but also in other countries."