TOKYO -- Japan has designated 7-Eleven store chain operator Seven & i Holdings as a "core business" essential to national security, the Finance Ministry said Friday, though the move appears to have little direct impact on Canadian peer Alimentation Couche-Tard's recent acquisition proposal.
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Japan's Seven & i now a 'core business,' with tighter investment rules
But addition to security list seen having little impact on Couche-Tard's buyout offer
The 7-Eleven operator has been designated as particularly critical to Japanese security. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
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