Centuries-old Japanese Businesses: Finding New Within the Old

15 Minutes – Season 5

There are more than 1,300 companies in Japan that have been in business for over 200 years. How have these companies, which have survived challenges such as wars, natural disasters and economic crises, continued to operate for so long? This episode features a long-standing sake brewery founded in 1675. What did the presidents of this sake brewery do to keep the business running for so long? Learn the secrets of its longevity.