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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by hedgehog on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:12AM (#33718714)
Wikipedia has a list (of course), it's pretty interesting to read:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies

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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by hulahoof on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:16AM (#33719356)
It’s somewhat sad to read that after 1430 years being family run the oldest company on this list went into liquidation in 2006 and was acquired
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by cschmidt on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @11:48AM (#33721567)
The continuity of family companies in Japan also comes from the practice of adult adoption, when the family line doesn't have a suitable successor.

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

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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by kridsdale2 on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @03:43PM (#33724285)
I read that this legal technique has also been used in Japan as a proxy for Gay Marriage.
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by ajb on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @01:09PM (#33722546)
Most of the oldest UK ones are pubs, which perhaps says something about British culture.
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by hedgehog on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @01:49PM (#33723073)
Or the durability of the value proposition and ability to keep a sufficient number of people interested in keeping the establishment open. Maybe something about the economics of commercial real estate and tax policy in England help survival during downturns.
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