Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway issued six new yen-denominated bonds worth 90 billion yen ($580 million). Funds from the issuance, while the smallest among deals dating back to 2019, could be used to deepen Berkshire’s stake in five major Japanese trading houses,

What began quietly years ago has grown into a defining long-term play for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK), as the company signals no intention of slowing down or reassessing its $20 billion bet on Japanese trading companies,

Warren Buffett has done what he can to prepare his successor at Berkshire Hathaway. But there is one thing that can’t be simply handed off: the Buffett brand.