There are over 33,000 businesses in Japan that are over 100 yrs old and more than 3,100 over 200 years. There are even 140 which are over 500 years old. These businesses have experienced pandemics, wars, uncertainties, earth quakes, economic downturns, etc. How did they survive so many years and generations? Is there something we can learn from them about business resilience? Check out this article which tells you about their values, sense of purpose, approach to business growth and how the manage cash reserves.