Berkshire Hathaway has taken stakes in five big Japanese trading firms – a departure for Warren Buffett, who has long been a zealous cheerleader of the U.S. economy. Japan’s very low interest rates may have helped. But these stocks may be cheap for a reason, John Foley suggests.

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