Honke
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is the main household
of Japanese family
. The head of a household and his successor reside in the honke, while collateral branches establish bunke
. The honke-bunke relationship is also reflected in the relationship between Japanese companies and their subsidiaries.
Ie (Japanese family system)
The , or "household", was the basic unit of Japanese law until the end of World War II: most civil and criminal matters were considered to involve families rather than individuals . The ie is considered to consist of grandparents, their son and his wife and their children , although even in 1920,...
of Japanese family
Japanese family
The family in Japan is called “Kazoku” in Japanese. It is basically composed of a couple as is the family in other societies. The Japanese family is based on the line of descent...
. The head of a household and his successor reside in the honke, while collateral branches establish bunke
Bunke
A is a branch family established by a collateral of the honke in Japan....
. The honke-bunke relationship is also reflected in the relationship between Japanese companies and their subsidiaries.