Tokyo Shoko Research Okinawa branch announced the August bankruptcy situation for companies in the prefecture (total debt of 10 million yen or more). The number of bankruptcies was four, an increase of three from the same month last year, and total debt was 201 million yen, about ten times higher. The number of bankruptcies has remained at a low single-digit level for 118 consecutive months. There was one COVID-19 bankruptcy due to the impact of COVID-19, marking the eighth consecutive month of bankruptcies.