Ishiba should lean into the “Buffett Effect” that has put Japan into the financial headlines for all the right reasons. Again, the musings of one man aren’t going to shake Japan out of the complacency ...

The legendary investor recently revealed what inspired his interest in Tokyo’s trading houses — and offered a host of tips ...

Warren Buffett has finally answered a question that has long intrigued investors: What sparked his interest in five Japanese trading houses in 2020, a bet that is now worth more than $25 billion?

Shares of Japanese trading houses climbed after Warren Buffett said he expects Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to hold its ...

TOKYO -- Japan's five biggest trading houses anticipate significant hits to their earnings this fiscal year, as the key holdings of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway try to deal with the global ...

Jonathan Guilford is Breakingviews U.S. Editor, based in New York. He has covered financial news across Europe and the United States for 10 years. He joined Reuters Breakingviews in 2021 from ...

That preference won't change.' Berkshire has particularly focused its recent investments on Japan, and Buffett wrote that he anticipates increasing the firm's stocks in five Japanese trading ...

Buffett is especially drawn to the margin of safety granted by cheap yen borrowings. So far this year, the ADRs for the shares are up an average of 16.9%, versus 6.0% for the Morningstar Japan ...

In a candid exchange with MBA students at the University of Florida back in 1998, Warren Buffett famously remarked on the paradox of Japan's investment landscape. “Berkshire Hathaway can ...

Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, has increased its stakes in five major Japanese trading houses. According to regulatory filings, Berkshire now owns between 8.5% and 9.8% in each of ...

OMAHA, Nebraska -- Berkshire Hathaway is likely to hold stakes in Japanese trading houses as a "super long-term" investment, billionaire Warren Buffett told shareholders of his conglomerate on ...