February 26, 2026
In Japan most people who are adopted are adults, particularly men in their 20s and 30s. This trend is thought to be set by childless couples picking successors to their family businesses. Also, Japan has a large inheritance tax that allows deductions based on the number of children inheriting.
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20 Under 40: Young Shapers of the Future (Business and Entrepreneurship)
The future is unwritten. It is also right around the corner, and, if, as science fiction author William Gibson noted, it is not evenly distributed, more and more young people around the world are reaching toward it to shape it, improve it, and make it more equitable. These “shapers of the future”
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