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Okinawa Corporate Bankruptcies Rose to 60 in 2025, Liabilities Total ¥4.374 Billion

Rising costs are squeezing smaller firms, driving a shift toward more small-scale failures.

Overview

  • Teikoku Databank’s Okinawa branch released the 2025 insolvency figures on January 9.
  • The prefecture recorded 60 corporate bankruptcies for the year, an increase of 15 from 2024.
  • Total liabilities reached ¥4.374 billion, up 5.3% year on year.
  • The count topped 60 for the first time since 2015, reviving a decade-old benchmark.
  • The increase is concentrated in smaller cases as higher prices and labor costs weaken operating conditions for small businesses.