Some fusion startups have been appearing in Japan:
Kyoto Fusioneering: https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/
EX-Fusion: https://re-how.net/all/1381028/
Helical Fusion: https://re-how.net/all/1632621/
They've been attracting funding. Now one of Japan's major companies, Inpex, is looking to invest in them:
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy ... nvestments
Japanese fusion companies
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Some cool stuff coming private Japanese fusion startups, even while the Japanese government is not particularly ambitious regarding their fusion effort.