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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by eliaspro on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @02:31AM (#33716250)
> Can you name a European family concern doing the same thing continuously since before 1600?

The oldest (family-held) one in Germany is "The Coatinc Company":

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coatinc_Company

The oldest non-family owned one is "Staffelter Hof", in operation since 862:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffelter_Hof

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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by ggm on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @02:37AM (#33716285)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies says by far the most (56%) are in Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinise

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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by Retric on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @07:38AM (#33718427)
The Japanese practice of adopting adults to continue a business blurs the line here. Is selling off the business to someone else enough to maintain continuity? How about operating at the same location?

Depending on how you draw the lines you end up with very different lists.

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