TOKYO -- The number of bankruptcies in Japan in May fell from a year ago, bucking eight months of increases, in spite of the impact of business closures and a fall in consumption amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Economy
Bankruptcies in Japan fall but outlook bleak due to coronavirus
Courts and law firms curtailed operations, leading to 56-year low in cases last month
Saitama-based bus operator Maruken Jidosha and clothes maker Renown filed for bankruptcy in May, while noodle restaurant chain Tokyo Mimiu closed six restaurants in Tokyo and other Kanto areas in the same month. (Source photo by Kyodo)
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