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Japan’s Asahi Hack That Halted Beer Production Claimed by Qilin Ransomware Group

Oct 8 2025 // Qilin, a ransomware group with a track record of cyberattacks on major entities around the world, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a hack on Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings 2502.T that disrupted production at the...

Asahi Suspends Some Beverage Shipments After Hit by Cyberattack in Japan

Sep 30 2025 // Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. suspended some beverage shipments on Monday after a cyberattack hobbled some of the drinks company’s operations in Japan. The maker of Asahi and Peroni beer said the disruption from the...

AI Boom Fuels 11% Rise in Top Japan Insurer’s Project Loans

Sep 19 2025 // Nippon Life Insurance Co. sees its overseas project finance lending climbing 11% to a record high this year due to surging demand to fund AI data centers in the US and elsewhere. The outstanding amount of such loans...

Japan FSA Plans New Division to Oversee Asset Managers, Insurers

Aug 26 2025 // Japan’s financial regulator plans to set up a division to oversee the asset management and insurance industries, as part of its efforts to drive improvements in the sectors. The new bureau would seek to advance the...

PERILS Offers Severe Convective Storm Loss Reporting for Europe, Japan, New Zealand

Jul 31 2025 // PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced the inclusion of severe convective storm (SCS) industry loss reporting for Europe (Austria, Belgium, France,...

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