It’s Time to invest in Japan following Warren Buffett?

Recently, the Nikkei 225 reached a post-bubble high on May 19, 2023, achieving its highest level since 1990.

In fact, as early as 2020, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed a long-term bet by acquiring slightly more than a 5% stake in Japan's main trading houses - Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co., Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., and Sumitomo Corp. Buffett visited Japan for the first time in 12 years in 2023, and he has since increased his stakes in Japan's five largest trading houses to 7.4%, which is Berkshire Hathaway's largest investment outside of the US.

Not only Buffett but the market has also seen foreign investors returning to Japan's stock market, too. Monthly foreign stock investment in Japan reached an all-time high of JPY 2368.90 billion in April 2023, compared with an average monthly inflow of JPY 27.24 billion between 2005-2023.

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