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Nomura Securities: Tokushichi Nomura II, 1925
1. The Foundation (1925) In December 1925, Tokushichi Nomura II spun off the securities division of his family's enterprise in Osaka to create Nomura…
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Muskauer Park, Germany/Poland
Muskauer Park — Park Mużakowski — is an 830-hectare landscape park straddling the German-Polish border, designed by Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau from 1815 to…
September 2026
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Luxman: Japanese Radio and Audio Heritage, 1925
1. The Foundation (1925) In 1925, coinciding with the launch of Japan's first radio broadcasts, the Kinsuido Picture Frame Store in Osaka opened a…
September 2026
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Daikin: Akira Yamada and HVAC Heritage, 1924
1. The Foundation (1924) In October 1924, Akira Yamada founded Osaka Kinzoku Kogyosho Limited (now Daikin Industries). Initially producing radiator tubes for aircraft, the…
September 2026
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Mikuni: Precision Carburetor Heritage, 1923
1. The Foundation (1923) In 1923, Mikuni Shoten was established in Tokyo, initially operating as an importer of bicycles and automotive parts. It rapidly…
September 2026
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Yamazaki Distillery: Shinjiro Torii Whisky, 1923
1. The Foundation (1923) In 1923, visionary entrepreneur Shinjiro Torii founded the Yamazaki Distillery in the Vale of Yamazaki, near Osaka. As Japan's first…
September 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Wooden Churches of Małopolska
Six Roman Catholic wooden churches in the foothills of the Carpathians in southern Poland were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2003.…
September 2026
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UNESCO Heritage Sites Near Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a Mannerist pilgrimage complex in the Beskid Makowski hills, 35 km south of Kraków, where 40 chapels and churches map the…
September 2026
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Your Building Has an English Page. You Did Not Write It.
A historic building almost never has a page about itself in English. It has a booking engine, an opening-hours box, and a paragraph in…
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