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Country spotlight: key risks for businesses operating in Japan - and how to manage them

The Japanese proverb ‘fall down seven times, stand up eight’ says much about a country under constant pressure to build resilience against a litany of risks. In the face of earthquakes, an aging workforce and supply chain instability, Japan approaches its challenges with creativity and fortitude.

Business urge governments across the globe to accelerate energy transition plans

New landmark report shows businesses are prepared to relocate if governments fail to prioritise energy transition plans. Here’s what risk managers need to know

Why Australia is spending so much on risk management

Rising threats, regulatory heat and AI disruption are pushing Australia’s risk priorities into overdrive

How to use digital tools and AI to improve risk management

Practical steps for risk managers to streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and improve collaboration with AI and automation

SR Q1 2025: Risk management – a kind of magic

I’m sure organisations would love to wave a wand and eliminate the latest geopolitical tension, cyberattack threat or supply chain disruption. But instead they have risk managers, who weave their own magic spells to navigate their businesses past the perils that lurk around every corner

Case study: Transitioning to include HR responsibilities as a risk manager

How one risk manager has brought HR under his control to help address talent and people-related risks

Scenario analysis: What risk managers need to know about Trump’s tariffs

Trump’s so-called “flexibility” on tariffs — marked by delays and shifting targets — has plunged global trade into uncertainty, forcing risk managers to brace for every scenario.

Case study: A deep dive into Japan’s preparations for natural disasters at 2025 World Expo

As Japan gears up to host the highly anticipated World Expo, the nation is taking proactive measures to safeguard the event from the increasing threat of natural disasters.

Why can’t Britain build a high-speed rail network? Perhaps risk appetite is to blame

“HS2, once envisioned as the backbone of modern rail connectivity, has instead become a case study in how poor risk allocation can derail ambition, says StrategicRISK’s Asia correspondent, Trevor Treharne

Case study: how Ayala is attracting talent and reducing people risk

Philippines conglomerate Ayala knew it needed to build a whole new roadmap to talent management, in order to tackle the twin challenges of talent scarcity and retention in a highly competitive market.

Quick briefing: Are risk managers underestimating the threat of AI?

Aon’s Adam Peckman delves into the risks of underestimating AI and how organisations can get on the front foot

Quick briefing: What risk managers need to know about DeepSeek

The rapid ascent of DeepSeek underscores the need for risk managers to reassess their strategies for managing AI-related risks.

Case study: how a nuclear power plant uses digital twin technology to improve operational safety

Introducing digital twin technology to a nuclear power plant is no simple task. But GleeYM’s Yasir Masood, a risk consultant on one such project, explains how it ultimately provided twice the foresight to predict problems, reduce disruption and, crucially, optimise safety.

Key regulatory changes shaping APAC in 2025

How risk managers can navigate APAC’s shifting regulatory terrain in an era of heightened compliance and enforcement.

Case study: how Solvay managed the emotional impacts of splitting its business

When Brussels-based chemicals business Solvay sought to separate its operations into two distinct entities, little did it know that the biggest challenge would be managing the emotional side of the split. Insurance and prevention director Sonia Cambier spoke to Jon Guy.

Rethinking risk for a new era

Simona Covaliu, Chief Risk Officer at PayU GPO explores how risk management must evolve to tackle to the new world of emerging risks

Cyber risk: It’s everyone’s fight

Cyber criminals are growing stronger as our reliance on technology makes our defences weaker. And it’s a problem too big for the IT department alone. So how can risk managers build resilience as cyber threats evolve?

WEF global risk report: Businesses face escalating environmental, geopolitical, social, and technology challenges

War risk is the biggest immediate fear, endangering stability and progress, while technology and the environment loom large and dominate medium- to long-term concerns, according to the 20th edition of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2025.

Regulation Watch: Key implications from China’s new Network Data Security Management regulations

Linklaters’ Albert Yuen Linklaters’ Albert Yuen considers the key implications of China’s new Network Data Security Management Regulations and why it is important for risk and compliance managers to understand this new regulation to comply with its data and cybersecurity obligations when operating its China business.

Special report: People risk

Poor people management can have a profound effect on a business – hitting productivity, innovation and morale. More attention must be given to the roots of people risk if we don’t want the talent to run dry.