US President Donald Trump has acquired a stake in the sushi restaurant chain Kura Sushi USA. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing his financial disclosure report.
According to the document, Trump purchased shares of Kura Sushi USA on February 2, with the transaction amount ranging from $1 million to $5 million. The restaurant chain is owned by the eponymous Japanese company. As noted by Bloomberg, its shares rose by 5.4% following the announcement of Trump's investments.
Kura Sushi is a Japanese sushi restaurant chain with a conveyor belt, the second largest in Japan. The company has 543 locations in Japan, 69 in the United States, and 56 in Taiwan.
In total, in the first quarter of 2026, the American president or his investment advisors executed about 3,700 transactions. In particular, these were made with technology companies such as Nvidia, Apple, and Amazon, raising concerns about conflicts of interest within the Trump administration.
A representative of the Trump Organization, owned by the president, stated that Trump's assets are managed by third-party financial institutions responsible for all investment decisions. According to him, neither Trump himself, nor his family, nor the company are involved in making trading decisions.
According to Forbes' billionaire rankings, Trump's net worth increased by more than $1 billion in the first year of his second presidential term—from $5.1 billion in 2025 to $6.5 billion by March 2026.
The American president ranked 645th among the 3,428 billionaires in the world.
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