Overview

• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway boosted its stakes in five Japanese trading houses and plans further investments in the country.
• Buffett cited the companies' high earnings yields and growing dividends as reasons for the increased investments.
• Berkshire Hathaway is holding the new stakes for the long term and is open to deal-making with the trading houses.
• Buffett's bullishness on Japan boosted investor sentiment about the country's stock market.