Japan flags foreign acquisition of 7-Eleven owner as security threat

Japan flags foreign acquisition of 7-Eleven owner as security threat

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past Japan's Seven & I’s 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

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.

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