TOKYO -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway issued six yen-denominated bonds worth 90 billion yen (around $626 million), the U.S. investment company revealed on Friday.

It is Berkshire's first issuance since October 2024. The deal comes amid an increase in the investment firm's ownership of major Japanese trading houses, as well as a downturn in global stock markets due to an intensifying U.S.-China trade war.