Why is this happening despite the sharp increase in foreign tourists？ A rush of bankruptcies at Japanese ramen restaurants is attracting attention in the Chinese region as well．
record china October 15, 2024 (Tue) 0:00 Regarding the rush of ramen shops going bankrupt in Japan, Taiwanese media tvbs News Network recently published an article asking, “Why is this happening when the number of foreign tourists is increasing so dramatically?” The article first reported that after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided, many foreign tourists flocked to Japan, not only for sightseeing and shopping but also to enjoy Japanese cuisine at ramen shops and izakayas, leading to a sharp increase in restaurant bankruptcies. According to Teikoku Databank, a Japanese bankruptcy investigation agency, the number of restaurant bankruptcies due to legal reorganization with debts of 10 million yen or more this year (until September 30th) is 650, up 16.5% from the same period last year, and if this pace continues, the number for the whole year is expected to be around 870, surpassing the all-time high of 2020 (780 cases). Looking at the 650 cases by type of business, the largest number was “bars and beer halls,” mainly izakayas, with 160 cases, followed by “Chinese restaurants and other Oriental restaurants,” such as ramen shops, with 117 cases. He went on to say that according to an analysis by Teikoku Databank, the restaurant industry is made up of many small businesses, and profits are being squeezed by rising food and utility costs, as well as wage hikes to secure and retain staff, and that with competition intensifying in the post-COVID era, it seems inevitable that there will be an increase in bankruptcies and closures, particularly among small and medium-sized businesses, as they wonder whether or not to raise prices. China’s state-run CCTV also recently picked up on this topic, reporting that a ramen shop that opened in southern Tokyo last year and specializes in soy sauce ramen closed at the end of September, despite being in a good location and frequented by many office workers, and said, “The sudden closure of ramen shops like this is not uncommon in Japan these days.” (Translated and edited by Yanagawa).
>>1 There’s already an oversupply of ramen specialty stores, right? There are too many convenience stores, too, so they’re closing without even attracting the minimum number of customers.
The number of foreign tourists is 35 million per year, the average length of stay is 9.3 days, and in terms of population, it feels like the number has increased by about 900,000. Out of 125 million, 900,000 is barely a margin of error.
>>11 Even so, from the perspective of Zaim Shinrikyo’s supreme proposition of making money without investing in Japan, it’s a really good deal to have foreigners come to Japan and spend money lol.
>>16 Amenities such as hairdryers, bathrobes, and hangers stolen from luxury hotels …Travel industry: “GoTo customers were worse than inbound customers” (976) That’s why lol.
>>16 I’ll eat it if it’s good, but waiting in line is ridiculous. If you wait in line for an hour, you’ll end up spending more than 2000 yen (hourly wage + benefits, etc.) Assuming ramen costs 1000 yen, I don’t think it’s worth more than 3000 yen.
The Asians from neighboring countries who come to Japan the most don’t like Japanese food because they find it too salty or too sweet, so if you raise the price by even 10 yen, the Japanese will complain, and it’s going to be a big problem.
>>26 But Korea, which says such things, is not even ranked 20th or lower in the gourmet rankings. Why should Japan, which is number one, listen to the opinions of tone-deaf Asians??? Koreans are an inferior race that can only make expensive, disgusting, ugly things.
> “Why is this the case when the number of foreign tourists is increasing dramatically?” Do you think that foreign tourists are spending money equally at Japanese restaurants?
>>28 Many people don’t like ramen It’s smelly so even the neighbors hate it If the store doesn’t clean properly, the sidewalks get black with grease It was originally run by gangsters and thugs so there are a lot of problems Young guys are forced to take on dreams and debts and become like convenience store owners, so they don’t have any collateral and it’s no wonder they go bankrupt They become slaves with debts.
Shimadaya’s 200 yen ramen is enough for three meals. Even if you pay 1000 yen for that, the contents are the same. You might as well just add your own spinach.
It’s so dense that it’s impossible to attract new customers, and we ran out of time, so what’s left are the places that have made a name for themselves and the locally based stores.
Ramen shops and other “Chinese restaurants and other oriental restaurants”… No wonder Chinese tourists don’t go there very often More importantly, what about China, which is currently in a state of extreme deflation?
0047(Kanagawa Prefecture)(Tokyo)(Mushroom)Neko Neko Japan.Oct. 15, 2024 (Tue) 15:38:49.37ID:pAJYilIO
It’s a business with a lot of customer harassment.
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