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On a frigid evening, a bar owner lamented the slow days. After a decade of joy and revenue since opening the 88 Bar in 2010, he vividly recalls nights filled with music and light—but those days are gone. The bar used to see daily sales soaring to 130,000 yen but now, he anxiously states, he can barely make 9,000 yen a month. With numerous bars experiencing similar hardships, they are resorting to handing out flyers in vain, hoping for a handful of customers. "There's no one here," the owner grieved, highlighting the stark contrast to the bustling night scene of years past.