‘Tasteful spaces’

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Timeless Ventures
Haruo Funabashi
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Think long term

When Japan was hit by the Great Tenmei Famine in the 1780s, what did Kozan, a local cake-maker in Nagano Prefecture do? He offered food to the hungry, and converted his warehouses for the famine-affected. This work also provided temporary jobs for carpenters and builders; as a result, incomes revived people’s pride and well-being, writes Haruo Funabashi in Timeless Ventures: 32 Japanese Companies that Imbibed 8 Principles of Longevity.

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