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SEVEN I HOLDINGS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2019
Japan's Seven Pay ordered to report on illegal access to mobile payment system
The Financial Services Agency has ordered Seven Pay Co. to report on cases of unauthorized access to 7pay, its hacked mobile payment service, sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2018
Seven-Eleven Japan asks all Tokyo stores to get rid of ashtray receptacles
Leading convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has asked franchise outlets in Tokyo to remove ashtray receptacles from the store premises, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 31, 2018
Walmart may be on the cusp of making its final checkout from the Japanese retail market
With speculation rife that Walmart Inc. is seeking to offload Seiyu, its Japanese subsidiary, the U.S. retail behemoth's possible failure may be interpreted as the result of this country's ultracompetitive retail market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2017
As domestic market contracts, Uniqlo and 7-Eleven looks to make profits overseas
Stagnant spending and soft wage growth in Japan are forcing two of Asia's biggest retailers — Fast Retailing Co. and Seven & i Holdings Co. — to court overseas consumers to drive long-term growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2017
Seven & I Holdings inks deal with Sunoco to expand U.S. market share
Seven & I Holdings Co., the world's largest convenience store operator, agreed to acquire Sunoco LP retail shops and gasoline businesses for $3.3 billion (about ¥365.9 billion) in a record deal for the Japanese company as it seeks to expand in the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2016
7-Eleven's new boss bides time on turnaround as stock falls
After his appointment in May, the president of 7-Eleven's floundering parent company promised to deliver a turnaround plan in about 100 days. Ryuichi Isaka is on day 112 and counting.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2016
Corporate governance report card
Companies are making good progress in complying with the Tokyo Stock Exchange's corporate governance principles, but the proof will be in the pudding.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2016
7-Eleven to buy stores and gas stations in U.S. expansion
Seven & I Holdings Co., the world's largest convenience store operator, will buy 79 gas stations and convenience stores in California and Wyoming from CST Brands Inc. as it seeks to offset slowing demand at home. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2016
Seven & I shareholders approve Ryuichi Isaka as chief to lead growth
Seven & I Holdings Co. will focus on revamping the world's largest convenience store operator and boost value for shareholders, new President Ryuichi Isaka said after shareholders Thursday approved his appointment following weeks of boardroom drama.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2016
Loeb's pick to run 7-Eleven operator faces next task: boosting margins
The head of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan survived an attempt by his boss to remove him and emerged as president at Seven & I Holdings Co. His next hurdles: turn around weaker units and navigate a leadership transition at the country's largest retailer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016
Activist investor Loeb warns Seven & I on nepotism deciding CEO
Third Point LLC's billionaire founder Daniel Loeb has targeted Seven & I Holdings Co. for management succession planning criticism, warning the grocery and retail group against letting nepotism determine its next chief executive officer.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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