7-Eleven owner's 'core' security tag in Japan will not lift buyout hurdles, minister says

7-Eleven owner's 'core' security tag in Japan will not lift buyout hurdles, minister says

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk out from a Seven & I Holdings' 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino//File Photo

The new classification of 7-Eleven‘s parent company as “core” to Japanese national security will not raise hurdles to a potential buyout, Japan’s finance minister said on Tuesday, comments that appeared aimed at easing investor concerns about the move.

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