AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDigital Resilience: Microsoft says Outlook, Teams and other services are fully restored after an outage lasting more than 24 hours disrupted businesses and government operations in Japan and across more than 70 countries. The company blamed a technical issue, not a cyberattack or AI. Industrial Deal: Private equity firm AURELIUS agreed to buy Resonac’s global graphite business, which makes key materials for electric-arc steelmaking. The unit generated about $500 million in 2025 and employs roughly 900 people, including in Japan. Energy Security: Japan plans to help ASEAN build joint petroleum-product stockpiles, with storage sites in Indonesia and Thailand potentially opening as early as 2027. The effort aims to strengthen regional supply resilience and Japan’s economic security. Data-Center Innovation: NTT plans to test using waste heat from a Japanese data center to warm an onshore shrimp farm, with a pilot expected to begin next year.
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