Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a security issue : world

[+] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Akazawa said convenience stores and their distribution networks could be utilised in the event of disaster to help bring hot food to people in affected regions, for example.

"If Seven & i's convenience store business is in foreign hands and run solely for profits, we'll have to think about various things, such as whether we can we get full support when our people affected by the disaster are suffering," he said.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

US Government: Also visible confusion as it wrangles two steel companies in a makeshift kennel

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wait. !holdthefuckup.

7-11 is a Japanese company‽‽

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, it's American. This is the Japanese government telling the US government to stop being nationalistic about the US Steel/Nippon Steel merger.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

I looked it up, it's owned by a Japanese company. They bought ownership of it, 70% in 1993 and then 100% in 2005, so it did start as an American company.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Lawson's > Family Mart > Japan 7/11 US 7/11 belongs in the garbage.

[–] Repelle@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You are correct. Still miss my old shop99 though. https://youtu.be/mzscKUOn_vM

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