%u2018Utter%20torment%u2019%3A%20Japan%u2019s%20party%20season%20loses%20lustre%20as%20workers%20dread%20drinking%20with%20the%20boss%20%7C%20Japan%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

%u2018Utter%20torment%u2019%3A%20Japan%u2019s%20party%20season%20loses%20lustre%20as%20workers%20dread%20drinking%20with%20the%20boss%20%7C%20Japan%20%7C%20The%20Guardian: According to the corporate analysis firm Tokyo Shoko Research, 70% of companies said they would not hold bonenkai this year, although that compares with more than 94% who cancelled last December.