U.S. nuclear fusion startup draws investment from Itochu, SoftBank

U.S. nuclear fusion startup draws investment from Itochu, SoftBank

Pedestrians walk past a SoftBank Group Corp. store in Tokyo, Japan. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi

Trading house Itochu and investment company SoftBank Group are investing in Blue Laser Fusion, a nuclear fusion startup in the U.S. headed by a Japanese Nobel Prize winner in physics that is developing a method for stable power generation using proprietary laser technology.

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