Insurance & Resilience: Sompo Japan is partnering with satellite data firm ICEYE to use Flood Insights for faster flood intelligence, feeding into its Hikeshi DNA 2030 resilience push. Crypto Regulation & Industry Lobbying: Bitget Wallet has joined Japan’s Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC) as rules for crypto service intermediaries sharpen the line between custodial and self-custody models. Geopolitics & Symbolic Tensions: Russia’s 50-ft Soviet war monument tied to Japan’s chrysanthemum emblem is drawing fresh pressure from Japan’s PM, escalating a dispute with business and diplomatic spillovers. Central Banking & Liquidity: India’s RBI says it has tools beyond VRRR—bond sales and FX swaps included—to drain surplus liquidity and keep overnight rates aligned as oil-price risks linger. Japan Policy & Industry: Japan will provide up to 98 billion yen to support five additional shipbuilding capital investment plans, aiming to revive capacity and strengthen national security. Markets & Rates Backdrop: Oil above $100 and rate-hike expectations are rattling global risk sentiment, with Japan’s Nikkei sliding amid yen and bond-market jitters. Cybersecurity: Japan’s government is probing a server breach affecting about 246,000 personal data records, underlining rising operational risk for firms and agencies. Trade & Digital Growth: Vietnam is expanding support for cross-border e-commerce exports, training and logistics included, as online trade keeps pulling in new demand.