CNBC(@CNBC):Japanese companies are leaving China in record numbers, as a slowing Chinese economy and a diplomatic freeze force businesses to reassess their presence in the world’s second-largest economy. The number of Japanese companies operating in China fell to a historic low, standing at 10,118 as of June. That’s down 22% from June 2024 and about 30% below the 2012 peak, Teikoku Databank data showed. Find out what's driving the shift:

2026.10.10 07:00

Japanese companies are leaving China in record numbers, as a slowing Chinese economy and a diplomatic freeze force businesses to reassess their presence in the world’s second-largest economy. The number of Japanese companies operating in China fell to a historic low, standing at 10,118 as of June. That’s down 22% from June 2024 and about 30% below the 2012 peak, Teikoku Databank data showed. Find out what's driving the shift: