Google-backed fusion start-up taps Japan to revive German industrial base

Proxima Fusion chief says companies moving to China over lack of cheap nuclear power Proxima Fusion in Munich is partnering with Japan's Fujikura on a possible manufacturing facility in the German state of Lower Saxony to produce a critical fusion reactor component. (Proxima Fusion) TOKYO -- Europe's best-funded nuclear fusion start-up, backed by Google, is seeking to deepen ties with Japanese suppliers as Germany looks to build a domestic supply chain for the commercially unproven technology and revive its struggling industrial base.