Topics.[Bar situation] Izakaya bankruptcies surge in first half of fiscal year 2023, second highest on record
In the first half of fiscal year 2023 (April-September), 81 "izakaya" (bars, beer halls, etc.) went bankrupt (an 80.0% increase from the same period last year), the second highest number of bankruptcies for a fiscal year since the same period in fiscal year 2020 (92 cases), which was the highest number ever recorded. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people refraining from going out and a sudden decline in customers...



















