It seems even Japanese gaming companies aren't immune to the wave of layoffs and studio closures plaguing the industry. This time, Bandai Namco Entertainment seems to have reduced its workforce by a sizable number.
While the company has not officially announced anything, some sleuthing has revealed that its employee numbers saw a major reduction.
Japan Pension Service Lists Reduced Number of Employees For Bandai Namco
According to the online database of Japan's Pension Service (via Automaton), which houses info on the number of people each business has enrolled under their employee social security, the people working at Bandai Namco Entertainment has decreased by 117 people between April 2024 and February 2025.
The company overview of Bandai Namco Entertainment states that as of April 1, 2024, the publishing outfit had an employee count of 1,294. In comparison, the Japan Pension Service database, last updated on February 4, 2025, mentioned that the number of Bandai Namco employees is now down to 1,177.
In a report published in October last year, the company was accused of a tactic called "Oidashi Beya" or "expulsion rooms." This was the company's way of purportedly making employees quit without firing them directly.
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