Japan provided $125 million in support to nuclear fusion and recycling start-ups through the Public-Private Partnership Fund

according to japanese news reports, the japan green transformation acceleration agency (gx) has invested in two start-ups focusing on nuclear fusion and plastic recycling, providing a total of 20 billion yen (approximately $125 million) in public-private co-financing. this investment is part of a broader plan of the japanese government to invest 370 trillion yen (over $2.3 trillion) in public and private funding in 17 strategic areas by the 2040 fiscal year, which is a key pillar of japan's prime minister's strategy of early seeding and decarbonization in gao city. the two investments are for kyoto fusion engineering and jepplan, and details of the investments are expected to be published shortly. japan hoped to encourage more private sector investment and accelerate the commercialization of advanced technologies by providing public capital。