Japan’s Itochu chairman ‘welcomes’ more capital from Berkshire

CEO of US investor meets with heads of trading houses, insurer Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel, left, poses with Itochu President and CEO Masahiro Okafuji in Tokyo on Sept. 2. (Photo by Keiichi Furukawa) TOKYO — Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel met this week with the heads of five Japanese trading houses the U.S. investment company has bet on, as well as with insurer Tokio Marine Holdings. Abel spoke with them separately in Tokyo, discussing a wide range of topics, including business strategies and potential areas of cooperation.

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