Japan’s moonshot nuclear fusion tech finds earthbound applications

Shinichi Moriyama, head of Kyoto Fusioneering's plasma heating division, checks on its gyrotron, which is used in nuclear fusion. (Photo by David Cortez) Startups explore industrial spin-offs to sustain long quest for boundless energy IBARAKI — An aging building in Ibaraki prefecture, two hours' drive from Tokyo, gives little hint of the future taking shape inside. Within its worn walls, Kyoto Fusioneering, a Japanese startup, is building and testing what is, in essence, a microwave oven — only vastly larger and more powerful.

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