I agree. I didn't say it's special, only different. Can you say adult adoption is something common in the US?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_adult_adoption

I have always found the adoption loophole to maintaining a family business hilariously smart.

I also understand why it’s not something common outside of Japan. Selling your family name in exchange for (maybe) keeping your business alive is distasteful at best.

It's weird and shows how heinous the working culture is, salarymen are almost property of the company they work for

I thought I was reading a summary about the Yakuza.