Japan to pay companies to keep sensitive patents secret- Nikkei

FILE PHOTO: Japan's National Diet Building is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will compensate companies to keep secret patents with potential military applications under proposed legislation, the Nikkei reported on Sunday, without citing sources.

The patents under review in the proposed economic security legislation will include technology that can help develop nuclear weapons, such as uranium enrichment and cutting-edge innovations like quantum technology, the financial daily said.