Takaichi's government to take more targeted approach to budgeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, second from left, speaks at a meeting of the Council for Japan's Growth Strategy.

Takaichi's government to take more targeted approach to budgeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, second from left, speaks at a meeting of the Council for Japan's Growth Strategy. (Photo by Ken Suzuki) TOKYO -- Japan will prioritize such areas as cloud computing and data centers for AI as it allocates funding for 17 selected strategic sectors for investment, narrowing the focus of an economic policy that has been criticized as too broad.