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Most of these businesses are going to be acquired in the next 10-20 years though because most of these generational Japanese businesses are now in the midst of succession crises [0], MASSIVE inheritance tax bills [1] and family increasingly uninterested in taking up the mantle [2].

One of my friends is actually specializing in this kind of M&A in APAC now.

Edit: Taking a look at the article and the images, I think this is actually AI slop. A bit shook by how photorealistic AI pictures have become

[0] - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/20/japan-succession-crisis-priv...

[1] - https://www.privateequityinternational.com/japan-tax-overhau...

[2] - https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3358837/jap...

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> I think this is actually AI slop. A bit shook by how photorealistic AI pictures have become

makes me question your judgement about the slop term, and what else you've missed over the last 2 years or so if your interest in caring is based on something not involving generative AI

I could see how that might shake your identity

> if your interest in caring is based on something not involving generative AI

The core argument of the article still hold as does my point of contention irrespective of whether it was AI generated or an SEO listicle so it's not a big deal for me.

This article itself references a similar article I read years ago [0] so I see no reason in having it derail the rest of the convo.

[0] - https://asia.nikkei.com/business/companies/japan-s-oldest-co...