Japan weighs fusion with Germany, homegrown AI model

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Japan plans to team with Germany on a fusion energy project that includes a power plant, as Tokyo pushes to secure next-generation energy technology. Separately, Japanese AI startup Sakana AI said it will build a homegrown model to reduce reliance on the US and China, while the Digital Agency added an AI agent to its Gennai platform used by about 180,000 government employees. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz is also heading to Asia to meet the leaders of Singapore, Japan and South Korea amid security and supply-chain uncertainty. In Serbia, the student-led movement that unseated Aleksandar Vucic began preparations to form a government.

Why it matters：Advanced democracies are racing to build sovereign capabilities in fusion and AI rather than depend on US or Chinese technology.

Key points

  • Japan and Germany would cooperate on a fusion project including a power plant.
  • Sakana AI aims to cut reliance on US and Chinese models.
  • Germany's Merz will visit Singapore, Japan and South Korea.

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