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THIS BUSINESS IS 1444 YEARS OLD The oldest business in the world is a company in Japan called Kongo Gumi, which has been in operation since 578 AD. Kongo Gumi is a
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Masakazu Kongo, head of construction firm Kongo Gumi in Osaka, western Japan, reviews a scroll showing his family tree May 21, 2003. While there is no official holder of the world's oldest
![Masakazu Kongo, head of construction firm Kongo Gumi in Osaka, western Japan, reviews a scroll showing his family tree May 21, 2003. While there is no official holder of the world's oldest Masakazu Kongo, head of construction firm Kongo Gumi in Osaka, western Japan, reviews a scroll showing his family tree May 21, 2003. While there is no official holder of the world's oldest](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D48E6J/masakazu-kongo-head-of-construction-firm-kongo-gumi-in-osaka-western-japan-reviews-a-scroll-showing-his-family-tree-may-21-2003-while-there-is-no-official-holder-of-the-worlds-oldest-business-title-the-us-business-magazine-family-business-recently-identified-kongo-gumi-as-the-oldest-and-it-has-now-applied-to-the-guinness-book-of-records-picture-taken-may-21-2003-reuterstoshiyuki-aizawa-to-accompany-feature-life-japan-familybusiness-escp-2D48E6J.jpg)
Masakazu Kongo, head of construction firm Kongo Gumi in Osaka, western Japan, reviews a scroll showing his family tree May 21, 2003. While there is no official holder of the world's oldest
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