What Japan is telling
the market now

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Nov 11, 2026

418 Japanese Companies Have Gone Under Because They Could Not Find or Afford Workers in 2026. That Already Beats Any Full Year on Record

Tokyo Shoko Research counted 418 labor-shortage bankruptcies in Japan in January to October 2026, already above the previous full-year record of 398.…

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Nov 7, 2026

Japan’s Food Makers Announced 20,187 Price Increases for 2026. September Alone Brought 4,965.

Japanese food makers announced price increases on 20,187 items by end-September 2026, the second year above 20,000. September alone brought 4,965; the…

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Nov 6, 2026

Japan’s Tourist Numbers Fell for the First Time in Five Years. Spending Still Hit a Record ¥7 Trillion.

Japan received 2.9% fewer visitors in January-September 2026, yet spending hit a record 7.06 trillion yen. China fell 55.5%, Taiwan took the…

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Nov 5, 2026

Japan’s No. 1 Hit Product of 2026 Costs About ¥300. Number Two Is TikTok Shop, Number Ten Is Claude Code

Nikkei Trendy's 2026 hit ranking is topped by a 300-yen capsule-toy charm that shipped 120 million units, with TikTok Shop second and…

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Nov 4, 2026

Japan Airlines Carried 3% Fewer International Passengers and Still Booked 16% More Revenue From Them. Its Profit Fell 36% Anyway

JAL posted record first-half revenue of 1.0989 trillion yen but EBIT fell 36% as fuel rose 47%. What its pricing, record surcharges…

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Nov 3, 2026

Japan’s Famous “Everything Costs the Same” Yakitori Chain Just Raised Its Price to 410 Yen. It Is the Sixth Increase Since a 280-Yen Menu Broke in 2017

Torikizoku moved its single price from 390 to 410 yen on 1 October 2026, the sixth increase since the 280-yen menu broke…

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Nov 2, 2026

Japan’s Ramen Market Hit an Estimated Record ¥885.5 Billion. A Record Number of Shops Went Under in the First Half of 2026

Teikoku Databank puts Japan's ramen market at a record ¥885.5 billion, yet Tokyo Shoko Research counts the most first-half bankruptcies on record.…

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Nov 1, 2026

Japan Buys Just 3% EVs. Tesla More Than Doubled Its Sales There Anyway, by Moving Into the Shopping Mall

Tesla's global deliveries fell 2.1% last quarter, yet in Japan the category that is mostly Tesla jumped from 3,471 registrations to 8,014.…

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Oct 31, 2026

7-Eleven Just Closed All 31 of Its Stores in India. The World’s Biggest Convenience Chain Was Squeezed Between Corner Shops and 10-Minute Delivery

Five years after Reliance opened India's first 7-Eleven, all 31 remaining stores have closed. The operator lost nearly ₹90 crore on ₹92…

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