Overview
- The late‑September attack remains active and continues to disrupt ordering and distribution, prompting manual workarounds such as paper and fax.
- Asahi had already postponed third‑quarter results and now says there is no timetable for publishing full‑year accounts.
- CEO Atsushi Katsuki said the company has had no contact with the perpetrators and would not pay even if a demand arrived.
- Deliveries are gradually recovering as systems are restored, though some launches and sales of nonalcoholic and food lines were affected.
- A group calling itself Qilin issued a statement interpreted by Japanese media as a claim of responsibility, which Asahi has not verified.