7 days ago
Buffett Inspires Retail Investors to Bet on Japan Trading Houses
Japan's retail investors have started to place their bets on trading house stocks, heavily backed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s legendary investor Warren Buffett, eyeing strong business models and stellar shareholder returns.
Investment demand from Nippon Individual Savings Accounts, or NISA for short, has spread to trading companies alongside traditional favorites like Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japan Tobacco Inc. and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.