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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

Some cool stuff coming private Japanese fusion startups, even while the Japanese government is not particularly ambitious regarding their fusion effort.