TIL Japan's oldest business, temple builder Kongo Gumi, in operation under the founders' descendants since AD 578, went out of business in 2006.

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2007-04-16/the-end-of-a-1-400-year-old-businessbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice



Submitted February 13, 2015 at 08:38PM by krustynutsack01 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vrr7e/til_japans_oldest_business_temple_builder_kongo/