William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
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What Buffett's $6bn Japan gamble says about a world in flux
America's top celebrity investor is sure to pull copycats Japan's way
Buffett likes cash-rich, unloved businesses operated by competent people that he can understand. © AP
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