TOKYO -- Japan looks to designate six fields including artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion and biotechnology as "national strategic technologies," prioritizing them for research funds and preferential tax treatment, Nikkei has learned.
Sectors to be eligible for increased tax benefits to attract private-sector funds

Japan wants to attract more private-sector funding for research in technologies critical to national security. (Nikkei montage)
TOKYO -- Japan looks to designate six fields including artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion and biotechnology as "national strategic technologies," prioritizing them for research funds and preferential tax treatment, Nikkei has learned.