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It is traditional in Japan to adopt people into family firms. eg see http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/japanese-adoption-rates-majority-adult-men-a752430

• billmalarky 9y ago
  Well that's an interesting solution! Japanese culture is not without its faults, but it is just so damn fascinating. Sigh... I need to go back.
  • laurentoget 9y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_in_ancient_Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_in_ancient_Rome interesting similarity between Japan and ancient Rome, there.
    • int_19h 9y ago
      It's a rather common arrangement in many cultures where things are organized around families (which is most of them, at some development stage).