TOKYO: Japanese bankruptcies edged down in July from a year earlier, suggesting that government measures may be helping keep businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
The number of bankruptcies fell 1.6% last month to 789 cases, according to data from Tokyo Shoko Research. Some 89 firms cited the coronavirus as the specific factor that drove them out of business, with restaurants and hotels hit hardest.
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