Berkshire Hathaway $BRK-A $BRK-Bboosted its holdings in five Japanese trading companies in the last quarter. The five companies are Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo.
Berkshire thus confirmed its interest in investing in Japan, where it sees good investment potential. Buffett believes that Japanese department stores are undervalued and have a better future thanks to the growth of the global economy.
On average, he now holds more than 8.5 percent in each of them, and the total investment exceeds the value of shares Berkshire holds in any other country outside the United States.
What about you and Japan? Do you see potential there as well?