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		cschmidt on Nov 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years wi... The continuity of family companies in Japan also comes from the practice of adult adoption, when the family line doesn't have a suitable successor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_adult_adoption

kridsdale2 on Nov 23, 2022 [–]

I read that this legal technique has also been used in Japan as a proxy for Gay Marriage.

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