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Japanese Idol App Firm Collapses Amid Wave of Bankruptcies

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A Japanese company known for a game app based around virtual teen idols filed for bankruptcy, the latest in a wave of corporate failures that climbed to the most in 12 years as inflation and worker shortages hit weaker firms.

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Bloomberg Technology ·1h ago

Japanese Idol App Firm Collapses Amid Wave of Bankruptcies

A Japanese company known for a game app based around virtual teen idols filed for bankruptcy, the latest in a wave of corporate failures that climbed to the most in 12 years as inflation and worker shortages hit weaker firms.