Inside Bandai Namco's Workforce Struggles: 100 Staff Members Quit During Project Overhauls

Bandai Namco Holdings ADR (OTC:NCBDY) is facing internal shifts in its Japanese workforce following recent reports of project cancellations.

Despite a strong release from its latest anime-based game, Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Zero, which sold over 3 million units within 24 hours, Bandai Namco Studios is reportedly cutting down on staff indirectly and halting multiple projects due to declining demand.

Workforce Struggles And Voluntary Exits

According to Bloomberg, around 200 of Bandai Namco Studios’ approximately 1,300 Japanese employees have been placed in a controversial employment situation since April.

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Workers are allegedly being reassigned to so-called “oidashi beya,” or “chasing-out rooms,” where they have no tasks, pushing them to resign voluntarily. As of ...

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