In this Sept 19, 2017 file photo, Warren Buffett attends the Forbes 100th Anniversary Gala at Pier Sixty in New York. (PHOTO / FILE / INVISION / AP)

TOKYO - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett is considering additional investment in Japanese stocks and said he holds a 7.4 percent stake in each of five Japanese trading houses, including Itochu Corp, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday.

In an interview with the newspaper, Buffett also said he would visit Japanese trading houses and Tungaloy Corp offices during his stay in Japan this time.

Berkshire Hathaway had more than a 6 percent stake in each of those five trading houses, according to regulatory filings made in November last year. 

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The other trading houses are Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui & Co, Sumitomo Corp and Marubeni.