M&A Boom Fuels Record Decline in Japan’s Listed Companies

Japan has nearly as many listed companies as the US with an economy only a seventh the size, and for more than a decade, the number only rose. This year,...

By Kentaro Tsutsumi · Bloomberg Markets

Japan has nearly as many listed companies as the US with an economy only a seventh the size, and for more than a decade, the number only rose. This year, the trend sharply reversed.