The number of companies in Japan fell 6.3 pct from February 2012 to 3,866,537 as of June 1 last year, a government survey showed Wednesday.
The number of companies in Japan fell 6.3 pct from February 2012 to 3,866,537 as of June 1 last year, a government survey showed Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the number of business footholds, including offices and branches, was down 2.5 pct from the previous survey, according to the 2016 Economic Census for Business Activity compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
