Japanese Companies Are Going Bankrupt Again | The Reason Why

Weak Yen Drives Surge in Japanese Bankruptcies During First Half of 2026

Forty-five Japanese companies went bankrupt during the first half of 2026, citing the weak yen as a key factor behind their financial collapse. This marks the highest figure recorded for a first half since 2022. Bankruptcies Rise Sharply The total represents a 32.4 percent increase from the 34 companies that failed during the first half of 2025 and is 27 companies higher than the figure recorded in 2023. The increase comes as the yen once again traded above 162 per U. S. dollar this week, its weakest level since 1986.

World : Japan H1 Corporate Bankruptcies Surpass 5,000 For 1st Time In 12 Years

TOKYO, July 8 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Corporate bankruptcies in Japan involving liabilities of at least 10 million yen (around US61,600) climbed 7.1 per cent in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, reaching 5,346 cases and surpassing 5,000 for the first time in 12 years, a credit research company survey showed Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them

Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by plane, spends freely and is, increasingly, what Tokyo is banking its economic future on. Last year, 42.7 million foreign visitors arrived in the country, a record that shattered the previous year’s high by nearly 16 per cent. Now Tokyo wants to turn that surge into something more lasting: a permanent pillar of growth to rival, or even outlast, the industries that built modern Japan. To achieve that...

Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP

Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP

Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan

Shop owners in Japan are seeing a deluge of overseas customers, and buyers outside Japan say the costs to stock their stores have doubled or even tripled.

Fast Retailing shares slide in Tokyo after Uniqlo operator’s results, yen warning

Fast Retailing shares slide in Tokyo after Uniqlo operator’s results, yen warning

Homeplus temporarily closes outlets starting Monday

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co...

Japan Drives Asia Offshore Bonds to Record, Surpassing China Era

Japanese borrowers drove quarterly issuance in Asia Pacific’s offshore bond market to a record, eclipsing the previous peak set during an era of Chinese corporate dominance.

REVIEW | Toyota’s tried-and-trusted recipe

The Japanese firm has been SA's sales market leader for decades, a reign that looks unlikely to end any time soon.

"Japanese bond yields are the highest in 40 years"

Tokyo also wants more spending, and it will be hard to keep control of yields while further increasing Japanese deficits.

Inflation: Japan food delivery firms at crossroads

Inflation: Japan food delivery firms at crossroads

The yen is quietly crashing as Japan’s debt crisis bleeds into currency markets, and efforts to halt the slide are ‘doomed to fail,’ economist says

Japan’s yen is resembling a slow-motion train wreck as it remains stuck near 40-year lows, and there could be even more downside ahead. On Monday, the yen was down 0.58 at 162.30 per dollar. It’s fallen 3.6 so far in 2026 and nearly 11 from a year ago. Some of the more recent triggers include []

Report: Chinese Giant Tencent Could Bail On A Bunch Of Game Studio Investments

According to Bloomberg, the company is pulling investment from a number of Japanese developers

Forget Korea, Japan Could End The Bull Market

Forget Korea, Japan Could End The Bull Market

Asian shares plunge as traders sell to lock in profits after recent rallies driven by AI

Shares have tumbled in Asia, led by heavy losses in Japan and South Korea as traders sold to lock in gains from recent rallies in stocks related to artificial intelligence.

Stocks ease despite upbeat Samsung forecast, yen down

Samsung's eye-watering profit forecast has failed to lift Asian stocks, while in Japan the yen is still languishing near 40-year lows.

'No Japan' boycott fades as Japanese products regain favor

South Koreans appear to have moved on from a consumer boycott of Japanese goods sparked by a bitter bilateral dispute in 2019, with Japanese beer imports hitting a record high and younger consumers showing waning support for the campaign. South Korea imported 100,322 metric tons of Japanese beer last year, the first time annual imports have exceeded 100,000 tons, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's annual report on imported food inspections released Monday. The figures underscore

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

German corporate bankruptcies hit 21-year high

Nearly 5,000 German companies went bankrupt in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Halle Institute for Economic Research Read Full Article at RT.com

Beloved Shonen Jump Series’ Revival Film Confirms Disappointing Streaming Update

Image Courtesy of Shueisha The most banned manga franchise in the United States is coming back for a new feature film ten years after its anime adaptation came to an end, and a new trailer is showing it off in action. Yusei Matsui just recently wrapped up work on their latest Shonen Jump project The Elusive Samurai earlier this year, but the []

Aflac Data Breach: Over 4M Customers in Japan May Be at Risk

Aflac says a data breach in Japan may affect 4.38 million customers and agents, exposing personal, policy, and some banking information. The post Aflac Data Breach: Over 4M Customers in Japan May Be at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic.

A line in the sand for the world’s largest creditor has been breached

Last week the Japanese yen crashed through a ‘red line’ level against the US dollar. How the Bank of Japan responds could cause chaos in the world’s bond markets.

[Vantage Point] How the Lopezes got, then lost CBK to the Aboitiz group

CBK's journey — from IMPSA to Japanese investors, then to the Lopezes, and now to the Aboitizes — is more than a succession of corporate transactions

USD/JPY: Back to the 1980s

JAPAN: In breaking above the 2024 highs near 162, USD/JPY has returned to levels not seen since the 1980s. Traders continue to second-guess when and where the Bank of Japan will intervene again, but the outlook for successful intervention remains poor

NIPPON KINZOKU Accelerates Global Sales of Ultra-Thin Electrical Steel Strips "GT Series" and "ST Series" as "Fine Eco Metal" Environmentally Friendly Products

-NIPPON KINZOKU CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasushi Shimokawa; TOKYO: 5491) and its ...

Uniqlo operator's Q3 profit jumps 45.7% - Business

Fast Retailing, the Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, said quarterly profit rose 45.7%, as it weathered the impact on supply chains and logistics from the Iran war on its way to an expected fifth straight year of record earnings. #News #Uniqlo #Retail #Japan #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4p8whoF 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Japan government revises business manager visa requirements

In Japan, resistance to immigration is colliding with a severe demographic crisis. The government has drastically tightened business manager visas, which now threatens to wipe out thousands of foreign entrepreneurs. Ilyas Avci reports.

This Futuristic Japanese Warship Is on the Market and Winning Fans

Japan is looking to exports to revitalize its defense industry, strengthen regional deterrence against China and help meet global demand for arms.

Indo-Japan ties can be most important: Japanese FM

Indo-Japan ties can be most important: Japanese FM