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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY

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 Japan¡¯s top five trading houses, also known as "sš­gš­ shš­sha," in 2020.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2025
Buffett raises Mitsui stake in bet on Japan¡¯s 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 Japan¡¯s 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 ¡ª and other lessons
The legendary investor recently revealed what inspired his interest in Tokyo¡¯s trading houses ¡ª 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 Japan¡¯s 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.
Warren Buffett's plans to increase holdings in Japanese trading houses are seen as a stamp of approval for the undervalued sector.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2025
Buffett¡¯s fervor for Japan trading firms sparks share rally
Buffett praised Japan¡¯s trading firms for increasing dividends when appropriate and for being less aggressive in their executive pay than U.S. counterparts.
Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., says he is looking to increase ownership in Japan¡¯s five largest trading houses.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2025
Berkshire set to gradually raise stakes in Japan trading houses
The shares of the five ¡ª Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Itochu, Sumitomo and Marubeni ¡ª have benefited over the longer term from Buffett¡¯s interest.
People line up outside an Apple store in Beijing on Sept. 20.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2024
Buffett keeps cutting Apple stake, with value down 60% this year
Berkshire cut its Apple holdings by roughly 25% in the period, after cutting it by almost half in the second quarter.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is the largest foreign issuer of yen bonds this year, raising a record ?545.1 billion.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 10, 2024
Berkshire issues bonds worth ?282 billion, sparking Japan investment hopes
The seven-part bond deal is Berkshire¡¯s biggest yen-denominated deal since 2019, and makes it the largest foreign issuer of yen bonds this year.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ?11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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