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  "slug": "japan-labour-shortage-bankruptcies-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/japan-labour-shortage-bankruptcies-2025/",
  "topic": "labour",
  "claim": "Japan recorded 427 bankruptcies caused by labour shortages in 2025, a record for the third year running, according to Teikoku Databank.",
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    "value": 427,
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    "unit": "bankruptcies"
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    "geography": "Japan",
    "period": "2025"
  },
  "measure": "survey (credit research)",
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  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Credit research firm survey",
    "name": "Teikoku Databank",
    "title": "人手不足倒産の動向調査（2025年）",
    "publisher": "Teikoku Databank (TDB)",
    "published": "2026-01-08",
    "date_note": null,
    "url": "https://www.tdb.co.jp/report/economic/20260108-laborshortage-br2025/",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "2025年の人手不足倒産は427件となり、3年連続で過去最多を更新した",
    "lang": "ja"
  },
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  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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    "checked_at": "2026-10-27T21:30:38.102Z"
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Japan recorded 427 bankruptcies caused by labour shortages in 2025, a record for the third year running, according to Teikoku Databank [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/japan-labour-shortage-bankruptcies-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Japan recorded 427 bankruptcies caused by labour shortages in 2025, a record for the third year running, according to Teikoku Databank.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/japan-labour-shortage-bankruptcies-2025/.",
    "mla": "“Japan recorded 427 bankruptcies caused by labour shortages in 2025, a record for the third year running, according to Teikoku Databank.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/japan-labour-shortage-bankruptcies-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_japan_labour_shortage_bankruptcies_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Japan recorded 427 bankruptcies caused by labour shortages in 2025, a record for the third year running, according to Teikoku Databank}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/japan-labour-shortage-bankruptcies-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: Teikoku Databank (TDB), 人手不足倒産の動向調査（2025年） (2026-01-08). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "Teikoku Databank (TDB). (2026, January 8). 人手不足倒産の動向調査（2025年）. https://www.tdb.co.jp/report/economic/20260108-laborshortage-br2025/"
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}