TOKYO & DARMSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 3, 2026--
Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd. ("KF"), a company that develops and integrates the plant engineering technologies essential to fusion energy, and Focused Energy GmbH ("FE"), a developer of laser-driven inertial fusion energy, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation between the Japanese and German fusion industries.
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A commercial fusion power plant needs more than a working fusion reaction. It also needs systems that supply and recover fuel, breed tritium, extract heat, and keep the plant operating safely over time. FE is pursuing the industrialization of laser fusion, from scalable target production to integrated power plant design. KF brings the engineering of the systems that turn a fusion reaction into a power plant, including the fuel cycle, breeding blankets, plasma heating systems, plasma-facing components and system integration.
Under the MoU, Focused Energy and KF, including its German subsidiary Kyoto Fusioneering Europe GmbH (KFEU) based in Karlsruhe, intend to explore cooperation in the following areas:
"Building a laser fusion power plant is a global effort. Kyoto Fusioneering's experience in fuel-cycle, tritium handling and blanket engineering complements our work on laser fusion, and this partnership marks an important step for fusion cooperation between Germany and Japan. Strategic partnerships and relentless execution will turn fusion from scientific breakthrough into industrial reality." – Thomas Forner, CEO, Focused Energy
"Fusion energy will become reality only when the technologies around the fusion reaction work together as one power plant. We are proud to support Focused Energy's path to laser fusion with our engineering, and through KFEU, to contribute to Germany's fusion ecosystem. This MoU is a commitment to the shared future of fusion energy in Japan and Germany." – Kiyoshi Seko, Representative Director, President & COO, Kyoto Fusioneering
About Focused Energy
Focused Energy is a German-American fusion company headquartered in Darmstadt, with offices in Berlin, Austin and San Francisco. Founded in 2021 out of the TU Darmstadt ecosystem, the company employs around 200 leading scientists and engineers from more than 30 nations.
Its goal is to advance fusion technology from research to industrial application and, together with partners from industry and academia, build the world’s first laser fusion power plant in Biblis by the mid-2030s.
As the world’s leading laser fusion company, Focused Energy pursues a consistently industry-oriented approach: building on decades of international fusion research and the technological expertise of its founders, the company combines scientific excellence with the speed and scalability of a privately financed high-tech company.
Fusion is a future-oriented technology with significant potential to create new value structures and enable a climate-neutral, safe, reliable and affordable energy supply. In fusion, hydrogen nuclei combine at extremely high temperatures to form helium. This releases enormous amounts of energy: one gram of fusion fuel provides an amount of energy comparable to around eleven tons of coal
About Kyoto Fusioneering
Kyoto Fusioneering is the world’s premier fusion technology and integrated systems developer. It delivers plasma heating, tritium fuel cycle, and tritium breeding blanket and thermal cycle systems that advanced fusion programs worldwide depend on, regardless of confinement approach. KF operates globally across Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Visit us at kyotofusioneering.com.
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Iran’s chief negotiator says it’s up to the United States to prevent renewed war after what he described as a “firm and rational response” to Washington. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf did not elaborate. His comments came after the U.S. conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, India says an attack on a commercial vessel off Oman killed an Indian national while 13 were rescued.
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Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker says the ball is now in the U.S. court to prevent new fighting after Tehran delivered what was a “firm and rational response” to the U.S., state TV reported.
In an address to parliament, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Iran remained ready “for battle with its finger on the trigger.”
He did not elaborate and it was unclear what “response” he referred to. His comment came after a U.S. official said the military conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the official, the strikes targeted Iranians using surface-to-air missiles. The official wasn’t authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island.
Qalibaf said: “If Washington makes another strategic miscalculation, it should know that this time it will face a new battlefield and will find itself even more desperate than it is today, searching for a way out.”
— By Michelle L. Price
A commercial vessel was attacked near Limah, Oman, India’s foreign ministry said, killing one Indian national while 13 were rescued in the aftermath.
Indian Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the Indian-flagged vessel MSV AL JUSUFI was hit by an unidentified aerial object off the coast of Oman on Monday.
India’s foreign ministry said the Indian Embassy in Oman was working with local authorities to arrange the return of the rescued nationals and the body of the deceased.
There was no claim of responsibility, but Iran previously has claimed attacks on vessels it says took unauthorized routes through the strait. It also has claimed some vessels have struck mines laid in the early days of the war.
Women and children displaced by the fighting in Yemen are losing access to essential services, including maternity care and protection from violence, the U.N. said.
Renewed fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed government forces has displaced some 300,000 people over the past few months. The conflict, which is mainly concentrated in the west coast and southern province of Taiz, broke a four-year truce and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation in one of the Arab world’s poorest countries.
Francesco Galtieri, the U.N. Population Fund's representative in Aden, said fighting had escalated to levels not seen since 2020. It has led to limited access to services, leaving women and girls increasingly vulnerable to gender-based violence, sexual violence and exploitation.
In the besieged city of Taiz, Galtieri warned of a “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation”, with life-saving services increasingly out of reach for more than 147,000 women and girls of reproductive age. Of the city’s 27 emergency maternal and neonatal hospitals, only five remain operational.
UNFPA estimates that more than 13,000 pregnant women are currently without access to essential maternal healthcare.
Amid prospects of renewed U.S. attacks on Iran, China called on all the parties to resolve their disputes through dialogue and negotiations.
“China believes that military means do not help resolve problems and will only exacerbate tensions and escalate the situation,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during a regular briefing in Beijing.
China announced on Monday that it will send a special envoy to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia in early to mid-November as part of Beijing’s efforts to promote regional peace.
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard demonstrate rappelling techniques, with the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in the background, during the inauguration of a military training center for civilian volunteers in Tajrish Square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A woman holds a sign calling for the killing of U.S. President Donald Trump and a poster depicting, from left, Iran's supreme leaders Ruhollah Khomeini, Ali Khamenei and Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-U.S. gathering beneath a billboard depicting Trump in central Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
