Warren Buffett On Berkshire’s Japanese Investments

In August 2020, Berkshire Hathaway disclosed it had acquired around $6 billion of stock in the five Japanese trading companies.

Considering Warren Buffett's tendency to stick with US investments, the decision to take a significant stake (as much as 5% for each business) in these Japanese equities was notable.

Berkshire bought positions equivalent to around 5% of the five leading Japanese trading houses, Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui & Co., and Sumitomo.

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Considering the size of the position, it was always apparent the Oracle of Omaha was behind the trade. He has oversight on any deals worth more than $1 billion.

And since the positions were...