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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by ekianjo on Thursday February 13, 2020 @11:09PM (#22323886)
> You see this attitude in "Japan's oldest temple, burned to the ground and rebuilt every 20 years".

Thats only in Ise. Dont make generalizations. For about every other old building in Japan something burning down is a tragedy, even if they try to rebuild it afterwards. For example Osaka castle is technically standing now but nobody is fooled by the fact that its an empty shell compared to the original building. That is precisely why Himeji castle is so precious in comparison.

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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by Danieru on Thursday February 13, 2020 @11:17PM (#22323918)
What generalization? There is no other "japan's oldest temple" which is being raized every 20 years.
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Re:Japan has 33k businesses at least a century old by ekianjo on Friday February 14, 2020 @02:09AM (#22324570)
> Japan appears consistent in saying, yes, rebuilding or swapping out components keeps the identity.

That generalization.

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