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Japan: The Inside Story Modern Japan is complex and diverse. In fact, when we look at the way "ordinary" Japanese people live, we find that "ordinary" is something of a contradiction in terms. This series offers a multifaceted view of a multifaceted country. Taking Over the Family Business DC019513
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･TBS ･46 min. ･M/E & English Version |
Traditionally, the eldest son takes over the family business in Japan. But recently things are changing. In the case of a tofu maker, it is his son in law who succeeds to the business. When the owner of a fish store falls victim to kidney disease, all three of his children pitch in to help. In one fishing family it is the daughter who takes over. And there is the eldest son of a farmer who must choose either to run the family farm - or to do what he really loves - making charcoal. |
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