Japan recorded 112 bankruptcies among companies more than a century old in the first eight months of the year, according to Teikoku Databank figures cited by VnExpress. Rising input costs, labour shortages, a shrinking domestic market and succession difficulties are putting pressure on long-established businesses. The article also discusses Kadoya Sesame Mills' planned sale to investment firm Integral and withdrawal from the stock market. A sale and delisting are different from bankruptcy, so that example should not be treated as confirmation that Kadoya is among the failed companies.