Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner

Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue
A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & i would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday. His public comment is the first by a senior Japanese official over security issues raised by a $47 billion buyout offer by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard.
Couche-Tard’s bid for 7-Eleven owner raises national security issues, Japan’s economy minister says
The comments are the first by a senior Japanese government about security issues raised by Laval, Que.-based Couche-Tard’s takeover offer for Seven & i, and could complicate Couche-Tard’s efforts for
Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a national security issue
A POTENTIAL foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & i would be “heavily related” to national security, Japan’s Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday (Jan 8). Read more at The Business Times.
Japan's Seven & i deal related to national security, economy minister says
Japanese economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday he believed a potential foreign acquisition of retail giant Seven & i was a matter "heavily related" to national security. The owner of 7-Ele
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Japan will look at the "economic security" aspects of any foreign acquisition of 7-Eleven, a government minister said as Canada's Couche-Tard pursues a takeover of the world's largest convenience chain.

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