Japan set to name AI, nuclear fusion among 6 strategic technology fields

Sectors to be eligible for increased tax benefits to attract private-sector funds

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Japan wants to attract more private-sector funding for research in technologies critical to national security. (Nikkei montage)

SACHIKO KAWAHARA, RYUTO IMAO and RIEKO MIKI

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.

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