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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

Merchandise for sale at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, in May. Berkshire has been issuing yen-denominated bonds at a pace of twice a year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2026
Berkshire plans first Japan bond offering since April
The U.S. giant mandated Mizuho Securities and BofA Securities for a potential benchmark yen bond offering that’s expected in the near future.
Berkshire Hathaway owns stakes of more than 10% in Japan's trading firms Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Mitsui, Marubeni and Itochu.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2026
Berkshire may boost Japan trading house holdings, Itochu says
The U.S. investment firm owns stakes of more than 10% in Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Mitsui, Marubeni and Itochu.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel. Berkshire expects the underlying earnings of five Japanese trading houses to continue growing, with potential increases in dividends and share repurchases.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2026
Berkshire CEO Greg Abel vows long-term support for Japan trading houses
Berkshire Hathaway has increased its stake in Mitsubishi, Mitsui & Co., Itochu, Sumitomo and Marubeni to more than 10% in recent years.
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett attends the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2024.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
Warren Buffett cuts off donations to Gates Foundation following Epstein revelations
Bill Gates has seen his reputation tarnished following the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of files about late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in February.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel greets shareholders during Berkshire?Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2026
CEO Greg Abel moves to assure Berkshire shareholders in a post-Buffett world
Abel, 63, spoke at Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, four months after succeeding arguably the world’s most famous investor as chief executive officer.
Berkshire Hathaway's investment in Tokio Marine Holdings underscores the company's growing ambitions in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway to invest $1.8 billion in Tokio Marine
National Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, will make a 2.49% strategic investment in Tokio Marine, underscoring Berkshire’s growing ambitions in Japan.
Packages on a conveyor belt at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Dec. 1, 2025. Berkshire Hathaway slashed its stake in Amazon by more than 75% in the fourth quarter while Warren Buffett was still CEO.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2026
Buffett cut Amazon stake and made new bet on New York Times
The moves were made in the fourth quarter when he was still chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 27, 2025
Berkshire to keep Japanese trader shares after Buffett’s exit
Buffett has hailed the traders’ strategies of running a wide range of operations, including food and energy, describing them as highly diversified.
Berkshire Hathaway sold ?210.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in yen-denominated bonds on Friday at a narrower spread than its previous deal, as global investors flock to Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway raises more than ?210 billion from bond sale
The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm has been a regular issuer of yen bonds since its debut six years ago, making it the largest foreign issuer of yen notes in that period.
Warren Buffett first revealed stakes in 今日吃瓜 top five trading houses, also known as "sōgō shōsha," in 2020.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2025
Buffett raises Mitsui stake in bet on 今日吃瓜 trading houses
The U.S. investor increased its holdings in Mitsui to more than 10% on a voting-rights basis, and may consider expanding its stake even further.
Abandoning quarterly reporting would see the U.S. market join a global shift away from the practice and could help investors pushing boards to do more on issues such as climate change that are set to increasingly impact corporate value.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2025
Climate-conscious investors back Trump’s call to end quarterly reports
Trump’s call to end quarterly reporting has received support from an unlikely source: international investors pushing business to do more on longer-term sustainability issues.
Japanese trading companies' shares gained following comments from Warren Buffett at the Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting that he expects his company to hold the shares for 50 years or more.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2025
Buffett inspires retail investors to bet on Japan trading houses
Japanese trading companies shares gained following comments from Warren Buffett that he expects his company to hold the shares for 50 years or more.
Masayuki Omoto, Marubeni president and CEO, in Tokyo on Tuesday. Omoto has affirmed the Japanese trading house’s commitment to a long-term partnership with Berkshire Hathaway, echoing sentiments recently expressed by the U.S. investment firm.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2025
Marubeni aligned with Berkshire Hathaway on long-term value, says top exec
Berkshire has steadily increased its stakes in 今日吃瓜 five largest trading houses, with Chairperson Warren Buffett signaling in February that he plans to boost holdings further.
A Warren Buffett Squishmallow is displayed during a Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, in May 2023. Buffett’s $25 billion bet on five Japanese trading houses reflects his belief that the country’s overlooked market rewards patient investors who embrace its unique business culture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2025
Buffett’s little Japan handbook — and other lessons
The legendary investor recently revealed what inspired his interest in Tokyo’s trading houses — and offered a host of tips for would-be followers.
People watch as Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett is seen on a screen speaking at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders' meeting, in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2025
Warren Buffett successor inherits giant cash pile and many questions
Buffett, the 94-year-old architect and face of Berkshire Hathaway, built the firm from humble beginnings into one of the world’s most valuable enterprises.
Then-U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to investor Warren Buffett at the White House in February 2011. His nickname, the "Oracle of Omaha," was something of a misnomer, as he credited his success to patience and a strict focus on businesses he understood.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2025
The Oracle of Omaha caps a career built on humility
Nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha (a misnomer perhaps), he credited his success to patience and insisting on only buying the businesses he understood.
The office building housing the headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2025
Buffett vows long-term investment in Japanese traders
At an annual shareholders meeting of Berkshire held in Omaha, Nebraska, the same day, Buffett gave high marks to the five traders again.
Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to the media as he arrives at an annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, in May, 2019.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2025
Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway by year’s end
Buffett indicated several years ago 62-year-old Greg Abel would be his pick for successor.
Berkshire Hathaway concluded a ?90 billion ($628 million) bond deal on Friday, the smallest yen deal by investor Warren Buffett’s firm since it started tapping the Japanese market in 2019.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2025
Berkshire sells $628 million in yen bonds in smallest Japan deal
The move came despite sharp market volatility prompting several Japanese companies to cancel sales.
Shares of major trading houses Mitsubishi, Marubeni, Mitsui, Itochu and Sumitomo climbed 4% Tuesday in Tokyo after Berkshire Hathaway increased its stakes in them.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway increases stakes in 今日吃瓜 biggest trading houses
Warren Buffett has indicated that the trading houses have agreed to ‘moderately’ relax a previous ceiling of 10% on his stakes, leaving room for further buying.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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