This seems like a startup opportunity. Even if risking outsider status of seeking foreigners and finding a way to transition continuity of a particular shop's p

This seems like a startup opportunity. Even if risking outsider status of seeking foreigners and finding a way to transition continuity of a particular shop's philosophy, it's terrible when a good business, like a living organism, is killed unnecessarily. Certainly there are highly-motivated foreigners who would migrate from places like Africa, Eastern Europe, and SE Asia who would leap to "rescue" a viable business in some manner. The business afterwards would not be the same, but it would be better than destroying all that hard work (and value) and the customers' delight. The culture and language would need to be learned and customers' convinced of the new owner's business skills, but these are not impossible barriers. I hate to see value thrown away, be it small-time manufacturing of specialized art, food, or equipment or even a corner grocery store... value thrown away is setting fire to money.