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Paolo Confino

Warren Buffett's trusted lieutenant Charlie Munger ecstatic over $6 billion investment in Japan: ‘Like having God just opening a chest and just pouring money into it'

Berkshire Hathaway founder and CEO Warren Buffett and vice chair Charlie Munger (Credit: Johannes Eisele)

Berkshire Hathaway’s $6.25 billion investment in the Japanese market was about as close as any business deal can get to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 

“That is a no-brainer,” Charlie Munger, Berkshire’s vice chair, said during an appearance on the Acquired podcast. “If you’re as smart as Warren Buffett, maybe two or three times a century you get an idea like that.” 

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