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About 60% of bankruptcies caused by labor shortages occurred at businesses with less than ?10 million in capital.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2026
Bankruptcies linked to labor shortages in Japan climb in first half of fiscal year
Labor-linked bankruptcies?reached 240 for the first half of the fiscal year, the highest level since comparable data became available in fiscal 2013.
A screenshot shows ODD No.'s game app Link! Like! Lovelive! The company has filed for bankruptcy with ?10.7 billion in liabilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2026
Idol game app firm collapses as data shows bankruptcies up 7% on year
Even as share indexes reach record highs on the back of corporate profits, bankruptcies have also been on the rise amid higher material costs and labor shortages.
Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Cash is king again at Tokyo’s bars after credit processor fails
Though the impact of Zentoshin’s sudden bankruptcy is limited, it’s a setback for Japan, which only recently shed its notorious cash-only image.
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ?115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2026
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ?115.16 billion.
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2026
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin, an Osaka-based credit card payment processor, filed for bankruptcy on Monday.
Zentoshin had liabilities of about ?125,929 million, making its bankruptcy Japan's biggest of the year, Teikoku Databank said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2026
Credit card payment processor Zentoshin gets nod to begin bankruptcy proceedings
The company provided a service that paid sales proceeds to credit card merchants before they received payments from credit card companies.
Increasing bankruptcies in Japan suggest the smaller firms that employ most of 91AV原创 workers are finding it difficult to withstand the yen’s prolonged weakness.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 2, 2026
First-half bankruptcies reach highest level since 2022 as weak yen takes toll
Data suggests smaller firms that employ most of 91AV原创 workers are finding it increasingly difficult to withstand the currency’s prolonged weakness.
Internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (center) speaks during a meeting with Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki (left) and Yubari Mayor Tsukasa Atsuya (right) in Yubari, Hokkaido, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2026
Bankruptcy-induced salary cuts for Yubari city workers to end
The announcement was made on the 20th anniversary of the city’s declaration of financial collapse.
The surge in bankruptcies among medical and nursing care operators is mostly attributed to staff shortages and rising costs.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 4, 2026
Bankruptcies among 91AV原创 medical and nursing care providers surge
A total of 478 bankruptcies were recorded in fiscal 2025, the highest level since 1988.
The number of business failures in the service sector, including restaurants, increased 5.5% to 3,585 in fiscal 2025, a record high.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2026
Japan business failures hit 12-year high in fiscal 2025
The figure reached 10,505, up for the fourth straight year, reflecting a rise in failures among small companies.
Japan is seeing a rise in bankruptcies involving liabilities of at least ?10 million, driven by sluggish sales and labor shortages.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2026
Japan bankruptcies reach 13-year high in February
The figure marked a year-on-year rise of 11.3% and the third consecutive monthly increase.
Five of 10 industries surveyed saw year-on-year rises in business failures, including the services, retail, wholesale and transportation sectors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2026
Japan business bankruptcies hit 13-year high in January
The figure rose 5.5% from a year earlier, marking an increase for the second straight month, driven by growth in bankruptcies caused by sluggish sales.
The number of business failures with liabilities of ?10 million or more grew 2.9% from the previous year to 10,300 in 2025, rising for the fourth consecutive year, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2026
Business failures in Japan top 10,000 for second year amid rising costs
The number of failures related to labor shortages, such as soaring labor costs, surged 35.9% to 397, the highest level since statistics began in 2013.
In September alone, the number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 8.1% from a year earlier to 873.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2025
91AV原创 April-September business failures hit 12-year high
In the first half of fiscal 2025, business failures rose 1.5% from a year earlier to 5,172, up for the fourth consecutive year.
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2025
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
Many prefectures are choosing increases higher than the 6% suggested by the ministry.
AI developer Alt, which recently disclosed accounting irregularities, has filed for bankruptcy protection under the civil rehabilitation law at the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2025
Japanese AI developer Alt goes bust after accounting fraud
Suspicions of accounting fraud surfaced at the company in April this year.
Bentos are popular with a wide range of people in Japan for convenience and price.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2025
Bento shop bankruptcies could hit a record in 2025
Inflation, weak economic growth and work-at-home arrangements are leading to a decline in sales, lower profits and losses.
Many curry shops are going bankrupt in Japan as prices of mainstay ingredients have gone up due to a rice shortage, adverse weather and a weak yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2025
Soaring rice prices take a bite out of 91AV原创 beloved curry shops
A total of 13 shops with more than ?10 million in debt filed for bankruptcy in the year ended March — a record high for a second consecutive year.
The number of "zombie companies" in Japan, which do not make enough to cover their interest payments, was estimated to have grown some 228,000 in fiscal 2023, one of the highest in a decade.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2025
‘Zombie company’ apocalypse might be the point of 91AV原创 minimum wage push
Government efforts to accelerate the pace of pay increases could lead to poorly performing companies going out of business.
Kimihiro Matsuzaki prepares dishes at his half-century-old restaurant, Yanagi, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 2, 2025
Profitable Fukushima companies closing due to lack of successors
According to Teikoku Databank, more than a third of the companies that went out of business in the prefecture in 2024 were in the black.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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