Japan Corporate Bankruptcies
Monthly number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of ¥10 million or more and total liabilities, compiled by Tokyo Shoko Research. 4 series.
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | |
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| Number of corporate bankruptcies | 830 | 1,028 | 1,021 | 780 | 883 | 924 | 851 | 887 | 928 | 778 | 965 | 873 | 805 | 961 | 848 | 857 | 828 | 853 | 764 | 840 | 842 | 841 | 909 | 807 | 723 | 953 | 820 | 1,009 | 783 | 906 | 712 | 701 | 810 | 807 | 793 | 720 | 760 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Number of corporate bankruptcies | 3.1 | 6.97 | 20.4 | -8.98 | 6.64 | 8.32 | 11.38 | 5.59 | 10.21 | -7.49 | 6.16 | 8.17 | 11.34 | 0.83 | 3.41 | -15.06 | 5.74 | -5.84 | 7.3 | 19.82 | 3.95 | 4.21 | 14.62 | 12.08 | -4.86 | 25.72 | 6.49 | 42.91 | 28.36 | 11.99 | 23.39 | 22.98 | 33.66 | 38.89 | 33.05 | 20.2 | 54.47 | |
| Amount of liabilities | 144,728 | 236,312 | 133,150 | 121,199 | 111,896 | 114,862 | 133,160 | 119,815 | 298,182 | 82,403 | 127,521 | 112,470 | 114,373 | 167,035 | 105,703 | 90,389 | 102,802 | 98,586 | 171,277 | 121,449 | 194,030 | 160,223 | 252,913 | 132,754 | 101,370 | 781,206 | 109,879 | 136,769 | 113,423 | 142,252 | 139,596 | 79,123 | 103,228 | 94,871 | 308,010 | 691,942 | 108,377 | |
| (Changes from same month of previous year (%)) Amount of liabilities | 26.54 | 41.47 | 25.96 | 34.08 | 8.84 | 16.5 | -22.25 | -1.34 | 53.67 | -48.56 | -49.57 | -15.27 | 12.82 | -78.61 | -3.8 | -33.91 | -9.36 | -30.69 | 22.69 | 53.49 | 87.96 | 68.88 | -17.88 | -80.81 | -6.46 | 381.81 | -27.2 | -50.93 | -44.36 | -3.51 | 44.53 | 39.98 | 30.38 | -17.92 | 254.05 | 377.62 | -2.73 |
Latest reading
Number of corporate bankruptcies stood at 830 number of cases in Aug 2026. That is −19.3% from Jul 2026 and +3.1% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2003 to Aug 2026. Source: Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd. (e-Stat Statistics Dashboard).
- Latest
- 830 number of cases
- Aug 2026
- vs previous period
- −19.3%
- Jul 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +3.1%
About this data
Monthly number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of ¥10 million or more and total liabilities, compiled by Tokyo Shoko Research. 4 series. Source: Tokyo Shoko Research, Ltd., via the e-Stat Statistics Dashboard.
