Record number of restaurants and bars go bankrupt in 2020 : The Asahi Shimbun – Asahi Shimbun
The novel coronavirus pandemic dealt Japan’s restaurant industry a major blow in 2020, leaving a record number of bars and eateries in financial ruin as customers stayed home and establishments closed early. A record-high 780 restaurants and bars in Japan went bankrupt in 2020, the credit research company Teikoku Databank Ltd. (TDB) announced on Jan.…