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Itochu is taking a 40% stake in San Francisco-based character licensing startup Octas, the latest move by a Japanese trading house seeking to capitalize on overseas demand for anime merchandise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/itochu-anime-merchandise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #anime #startups #octas #investments

Itochu is taking a 40% stake in San Francisco-based character licensing startup Octas, the latest move by a Japanese trading house seeking to capitalize on overseas demand for anime merchandise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/itochu-anime-merchandise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #anime #startups #octas #investments

Itochu is taking a 40% stake in San Francisco-based character licensing startup Octas, the latest move by a Japanese trading house seeking to capitalize on overseas demand for anime merchandise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/itochu-anime-merchandise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #anime #startups #octas #investments

Itochu is taking a 40% stake in San Francisco-based character licensing startup Octas, the latest move by a Japanese trading house seeking to capitalize on overseas demand for anime merchandise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/itochu-anime-merchandise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #anime #startups #octas #investments

A climate advocacy organization is calling ⁠upon investors in Japan's three largest banks to vote against board members for failing to recognize and manage the risks posed by investments in fossil fuels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/23/climate-activist-investor-against-japan-banks-trading-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #investments #banks #tradinghouses #climatechange #marketforces

Marubeni plans to strengthen its presence in Japan’s power market by establishing a new trading venture, joining a wave of companies seeking to capitalize on the sector’s expansion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/companies/marubeni-trading-venture-power-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #marubeni #tradinghouses #energy

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of Mitsui after raising its stake, the latest bet that Japan’s trading houses will remain attractive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/buffett-lifts-mitsui-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #mitsui #tradinghouses

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of Mitsui after raising its stake, the latest bet that Japan’s trading houses will remain attractive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/buffett-lifts-mitsui-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #mitsui #tradinghouses

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of Mitsui after raising its stake, the latest bet that Japan’s trading houses will remain attractive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/buffett-lifts-mitsui-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #mitsui #tradinghouses

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has become a major shareholder of Mitsui after raising its stake, the latest bet that Japan’s trading houses will remain attractive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/22/buffett-lifts-mitsui-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #mitsui #tradinghouses

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a U.S.-based nuclear fusion developer, wants to deploy a reactor in Japan in the late 2030s or early 2040s, in line with Tokyo's broader plans to adopt the potent, low-carbon energy source. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/companies/us-nuclear-fusion-firm-eyes-japan-reactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #commonwealthfusionsystems #nuclearenergy #tradinghouses

Berkshire Quietly Lifts Stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) has quietly stepped up its bet on Japan’s trading giants, raising its stake in Mi…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #MitsubishiCorp. #mitsui #news #tradinghouses #USFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission #WarrenBuffett
https://www.alojapan.com/1357218/berkshire-quietly-lifts-stakes-in-mitsubishi-and-mitsui/

Berkshire Quietly Lifts Stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) has quietly stepped up its bet on Japan’s trading giants, raising its stake in Mi…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #MitsubishiCorp. #mitsui #news #tradinghouses #USFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission #WarrenBuffett
https://www.alojapan.com/1357218/berkshire-quietly-lifts-stakes-in-mitsubishi-and-mitsui/

https://www.alojapan.com/1357218/berkshire-quietly-lifts-stakes-in-mitsubishi-and-mitsui/ Berkshire Quietly Lifts Stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #MitsubishiCorp. #mitsui #news #TradingHouses #USFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission #WarrenBuffett This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) has quietly stepped up its bet on Japan’s trading giants, raising its stake in Mitsubishi Corp. to 10.23% from 9.74% in Mar

https://www.alojapan.com/1357218/berkshire-quietly-lifts-stakes-in-mitsubishi-and-mitsui/ Berkshire Quietly Lifts Stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #MitsubishiCorp. #mitsui #news #TradingHouses #USFederalEnergyRegulatoryCommission #WarrenBuffett This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) has quietly stepped up its bet on Japan’s trading giants, raising its stake in Mitsubishi Corp. to 10.23% from 9.74% in Mar

https://www.alojapan.com/1265114/buffett-vows-long-term-investment-in-japanese-traders/ Buffett vows long-term investment in Japanese traders #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Marubeni #mitsubishi #mitsui #news #stocks #Sumitomo #TradingHouses #WarrenBuffett Omaha, Nebraska – Prominent U.S. investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that his Berkshire Hathaway will keep holding shares in five major Japanese traders over the long-term. At an annual shareholders meeting of Berkshire held in Omaha, Ne…

https://www.alojapan.com/1265114/buffett-vows-long-term-investment-in-japanese-traders/ Buffett vows long-term investment in Japanese traders #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Marubeni #mitsubishi #mitsui #news #stocks #Sumitomo #TradingHouses #WarrenBuffett Omaha, Nebraska – Prominent U.S. investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that his Berkshire Hathaway will keep holding shares in five major Japanese traders over the long-term. At an annual shareholders meeting of Berkshire held in Omaha, Ne…

Berkshire Hathaway has increased its stakes in Japan’s biggest trading houses, a move that is expected to offer support to the wider Tokyo stock market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/18/companies/berkshire-japan-trading-firms-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tradinghouses #berkshirehathaway #warrenbuffett #investments #stocks

Japanese trading houses, including Mitsubishi and Marubeni, rallied on Tuesday after Berkshire Hathaway’s plans to increase holdings were seen as a stamp of approval for the undervalued sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/markets/buffett-japan-trading-firms-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tradinghouses #mitsubishi #marubeni #mitsui #sumitomo #itochu #berkshirehathaway #stocks #investments

Japanese trading houses, including Mitsubishi and Marubeni, rallied on Tuesday after Berkshire Hathaway’s plans to increase holdings were seen as a stamp of approval for the undervalued sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/markets/buffett-japan-trading-firms-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tradinghouses #mitsubishi #marubeni #mitsui #sumitomo #itochu #berkshirehathaway #stocks #investments

Berkshire Hathaway is looking to increase ownership in Japan’s five largest trading houses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/23/berkshire-japan-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #stocks #mitsubishi #marubeni #warrenbuffett #investments #berkshirehathaway #itochu #mitsui #sumitomo #tradinghouses

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. will buy a stake in an Australian iron ore project for $5.3 billion, in a bet that the global steel industry will need high-quality raw materials to support its push to go green. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/19/companies/mitsui-australia-iron-ore-mine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mitsui #tradinghouses #australia #investments #steel

Mitsubishi Corp. plans to shutter its Chinese metal trading business after suspected fraud by one of its copper traders led to a loss of more than $90 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/14/mitsubishi-china-metal-trade-stop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mitsubishi #tradinghouses #metals #china #fraud

Japanese trading house Itochu on Wednesday posted ¥438.4 billion ($2.9 billion) in net profit for the six months to end-September, up 6% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/06/companies/itochu-earnings/ #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #conveniencestores

Mitsui & Co. has invested in the auto unit of Vietnam’s Tasco as the Japanese trading house seeks to benefit from the growing demand for vehicles in the Southeast Asian nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/16/companies/mitsui-invests-tasco-auto/ #business #companies #mitsui #tradinghouses #vietnam #carmakers #investments

Trading firm Sumitomo Corp. sees opportunities in U.S. shale oil and natural gas despite exiting production there three years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/01/companies/sumitomo-shale-oil/ #business #companies #sumitomo #tradinghouses #oil #gas #energy

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway plans to be the first major non-financial overseas debt issuer to sell yen bonds after the BOJ scrapped the world’s last negative interest rate last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/09/markets/buffett-yen-bond-sale-speculation/ #business #markets #warrenbuffett #bonds #investments #tradinghouses #boj #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy

Warren Buffett’s favorite Japanese trading houses climbed after he said in his letter to investors the companies follow shareholder-friendly policies that are "superior” to those practiced in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/26/companies/buffett-letter-to-investors-trading-houses/ #business #companies #warrenbuffett #investments #stocks #tradinghouses

Japan’s trading companies are taking steps to try and mitigate an impact if Buffett ever decides to sell. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/30/companies/buffett-japan-trading-firms-investment/?utm_content=bufferea949&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #warrenbuffett #investments #tradinghouses #mitsui #sumitomo #mitsubishi #itochu #marubeni

Warren Buffett’s buying of Japanese trading firms helped propel the nation’s stocks to multidecade highs. Six months on, insurers and banks are emerging as the next potential value targets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/11/markets/warren-buffett-japan-stocks-market/?utm_content=bufferbc6e8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #markets #warrenbuffett #stocks #investments #tradinghouses #banks

Four firms will conduct a joint study on establishing a hydrogen and ammonia supply chain through the Osaka coastal industrial zone, while two gas firms are looking at building a methane facility in the bay area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/30/hydrogen-ammonia-supply-chain/?utm_content=buffera7b47&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tradinghouses #mitsui #osaka #hydrogen #carbon #emissions

Japanese trading houses — a darling of Warren Buffett’s — posted strong earnings last quarter, despite a drop in commodity prices over the period and China’s disappointing economic rebound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/04/companies/buffett-trading-favorites/?utm_content=bufferaa5f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tradinghouses #stocks #investments #china

JAL will soon offer clothes for rent to passengers visiting Japan, with each set of clothing costing ¥4,000 to ¥7,000 and garments made available in three sizes: small, medium and large. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/business/jal-sumitomo-rental-clothing/?utm_content=buffer3cd71&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #airlines #jal #tourism #clothing #sumitomo #tradinghouses

Warren Buffett was in Tokyo last month, and Japan's titans of energy and raw-materials were there to make their pitches. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/02/business/corporate-business/warren-buffett-big-japan-bet/?utm_content=buffer53a3c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #corporate #mitsubishi #marubeni #warrenbuffett #investments #itochu #mitsui #sumitomo #tradinghouses