Japan–Singapore Space Pact: JAXA and Singapore’s new National Space Agency signed a cooperation memo in Tokyo to expand peaceful space collaboration, including quantum satellite communications. Japan–Korea Economic Talk: A survey by Korea’s business lobby finds ~70% of Koreans back an EU-style economic community with Japan, with Japanese support also majority. Energy Security & Shipping Risk: Japan is considering stockpiling naphtha amid Middle East supply worries, while LNG and oil markets react to reports of an LNG carrier attack near the Strait of Hormuz. Infrastructure & Transport: Shizuoka approved the stalled maglev construction step, clearing the way for JR Central to restart procedures; separately, Toyota plans a $3.6bn Texas move for some Tacoma production. Semiconductors Push: Micron broke ground on a ¥1.5tn Hiroshima expansion for AI memory; Samsung’s profit surge sparked profit-taking in Japan’s memory peers like Kioxia. Logistics Real Estate: ESR and Mitsubishi’s unit will develop two Greater Jakarta logistics/industrial sites. Food & Consumer: OSK expands into caffeine-free corn and black soybean teas for the US and Middle East; a Noto airport reopened with a Pokemon theme to support quake recovery. Finance & Deals: SETL will buy into Japan’s GL Hakko, targeting majority control; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank to take a 15% stake in infrastructure investor Morrison.