Fidelity Japan Trust PLC

JAPANESE equities have been largely out of favour for as long as many people can remember, but there’s a real resurgence in the Japanese equity market right now. Adding to the sense that the era of false dawns is over and Japan is finally coming into its own, was the rare visit to the country by legendary investor Warren Buffett. He has made clear that he is keen on adding to his portfolio of Japanese investments.

To find out more, I spoke to long-term Tokyo resident and portfolio manager of the Fidelity Japan Trust, Nicholas Price, when he was recently back in London. He told me about the changes he’s seeing on the ground, the sectors he’s looking at right now and his investment in The Oriental Land Company.

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