- The first comparison between US and Japan businesses, as mentioned by other folks, does not make sense.
- I would not call "businesses" a enterprise that remains small for like 500 years (i.e. just a couple of folks). None of the businesses they refer to actually made it to becoming large corporations. This is more related to craftsmanship than anything else, and what made it possible for the line to continue is partly because of the adoption solution as mentioned in the article. I'd rather call that a "surviving tradition" than an actual business.
- Building buddhist temples back in 500's was not a sure way to earn a living. This was not the main religion in Japan then, and it was still the early beginnings of its introduction in a largely Shintoist country. Again, this is survivor bias from whoever wrote the article.
- The first comparison between US and Japan businesses, as mentioned by other folks, does not make sense.
- I would not call "businesses" a enterprise that remains small for like 500 years (i.e. just a couple of folks). None of the businesses they refer to actually made it to becoming large corporations. This is more related to craftsmanship than anything else, and what made it possible for the line to continue is partly because of the adoption solution as mentioned in the article. I'd rather call that a "surviving tradition" than an actual business.
- Building buddhist temples back in 500's was not a sure way to earn a living. This was not the main religion in Japan then, and it was still the early beginnings of its introduction in a largely Shintoist country. Again, this is survivor bias from whoever wrote the article.