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04:35 pm JST </time> <br class="hidden"> <a class="text-gray" href="/category/business/7-eleven-owner-shares-plunge-as-family-buyout-fails#comments"> <span class="text-primary" itemprop="commentCount">9</span> Comments </a> </div> <p class="text-small mt-10">Shares in the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven plunged as much as 12 percent on Thursday after the convenience store giant said its founding family failed to put together a white-knight buyout. Last year Seven & i rejected an offer worth nearly $40 billion from Canadian rival Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) which… <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong text-sans-serif" href="/category/business/7-eleven-owner-shares-plunge-as-family-buyout-fails">Read</a></p> </div> <div class="hr"></div> <div class="media media-sm"> <div class="media-left"> <a href="/category/business/tesla-owners-sour-on-musk's-venture-into-us-politics" title="Tesla owners sour on Musk's venture into U.S. politics"> <picture class="media-object"> <source srcset="https://japantoday-asset.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/img/store/99/5d/43bd3a3cdcd8032d61edf6f1d07bc40fb522/995d43bd3a3cdcd8032d61edf6f1d07bc40fb522/_w200_h140_cv25.jpg 1x, https://japantoday-asset.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/img/store/99/5d/43bd3a3cdcd8032d61edf6f1d07bc40fb522/995d43bd3a3cdcd8032d61edf6f1d07bc40fb522/_w400_h280_cv25.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"> <img class="full" src="https://japantoday-asset.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/img/store/99/5d/43bd3a3cdcd8032d61edf6f1d07bc40fb522/995d43bd3a3cdcd8032d61edf6f1d07bc40fb522/_w850.jpg" alt=""> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="media-body"> <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong" href="/category/business">Business</a> <h3 class="media-heading text-xstrong mt-5"> <a href="/category/business/tesla-owners-sour-on-musk's-venture-into-us-politics" title="Tesla owners sour on Musk's venture into U.S. politics">Tesla owners sour on Musk's venture into U.S. politics</a> </h3> <div class="text-strong text-xsmall text-gray"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2025-02-27T11:46:00+09:00"> Today <span class="text-color sep"></span> 11:46 am JST <span class="text-color sep"></span> </time> <time itemprop="dateModified" datetime="2025-02-27T16:53:21+09:00" class="hidden"> Today | 04:53 pm JST </time> <br class="hidden"> <a class="text-gray" href="/category/business/tesla-owners-sour-on-musk%27s-venture-into-us-politics#comments"> <span class="text-primary" itemprop="commentCount">31</span> Comments </a> </div> <p class="text-small mt-5 mb-5"> Tom Blackburn was so proud of his Tesla, he even bought one in bright red to stand out. But with company CEO Elon Musk's foray into U.S. politics, he's sworn never to buy from the electric carmaker again. Musk has already divided Americans by helping President Donald Trump slash government… <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong text-sans-serif" href="/category/business/tesla-owners-sour-on-musk's-venture-into-us-politics"> Read </a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="hr"></div> <div class="media media-sm"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong" href="/category/business">Business</a> <h3 class="media-heading text-xstrong mt-5"> <a href="/category/business/56-of-japan-firms-in-russia-halted-operations-amid-ukraine-war-poll" title="56% of Japan firms in Russia halted operations due to Ukraine war: poll">56% of Japan firms in Russia halted operations due to Ukraine war: poll</a> </h3> <div class="text-strong text-xsmall text-gray"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2025-02-27T06:00:00+09:00"> Today <span class="text-color sep"></span> 06:00 am JST <span class="text-color sep"></span> </time> <time itemprop="dateModified" datetime="2025-02-27T06:52:10+09:00" class="hidden"> Today | 06:52 am JST </time> <br class="hidden"> <a class="text-gray" href="/category/business/56-of-japan-firms-in-russia-halted-operations-amid-ukraine-war-poll#comments"> <span class="text-primary" itemprop="commentCount">14</span> Comments </a> </div> <p class="text-small mt-5 mb-5"> Over 56 percent of Japanese firms said their operations in Russia remained "partially" or "completely" suspended amid the country's ongoing war with Ukraine, a Japanese trade promotion agency survey showed Wednesday. The total 56.7 percent figure was little changed from 60.3 percent a year earlier, according to the Japan External… <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong text-sans-serif" href="/category/business/56-of-japan-firms-in-russia-halted-operations-amid-ukraine-war-poll"> Read </a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="hr"></div> <div class="mt-15 mb-25"> <div class="s10r" data-href="https://go.injapan.com/zwpG5Q" data-id="1jr0xz" data-property-id="18"> <div class="frame text-center mb-20" data-href="https://go.injapan.com/zwpG5Q" data-id="1jr0xz" data-property-id="18"> <a href="https://go.injapan.com/zwpG5Q"> <div class="media media-md"> <div class="media-left media-middle"> <img class="media-object center-block" src="https://spot.injapan.com/img/BjnQ56.jpg?width=440"> </div> <div class="media-body media-middle"> <div class="block-sm-9 block-md-12 center-block"> <h3 class="media-heading font-adelle text-regular h4 mb-10">How to Buy a Home in Japan as a Foreigner</h3> <p class="text-small">Learn how to buy a home in Japan, including financing options, marketing trends and recommended properties. The webinar will be held from 6PM to 7PM (Japan Standard Time) on Mar 13, 2025.</p> <p class="text-xsmall text-primary text-uppercase text-strong mb-0"><small>Click Here!</small></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="frame-separation"></div> <span class="frame-action text-small text-gray text-strong">Click Here</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hr"></div> <div class="media media-sm"> <div class="media-body"> <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong" href="/category/business">Business</a> <h3 class="media-heading text-xstrong mt-5"> <a href="/category/business/japan-trader-itochu-not-to-join-seven-i-management-buyout-plan" title="Itochu decides not to join Seven & i management buyout plan">Itochu decides not to join Seven & i management buyout plan</a> </h3> <div class="text-strong text-xsmall text-gray"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2025-02-27T05:33:00+09:00"> Today <span class="text-color sep"></span> 05:33 am JST <span class="text-color sep"></span> </time> <time itemprop="dateModified" datetime="2025-02-27T06:52:18+09:00" class="hidden"> Today | 06:52 am JST </time> <br class="hidden"> <a class="text-gray" href="/category/business/japan-trader-itochu-not-to-join-seven-i-management-buyout-plan#comments"> <span class="text-primary" itemprop="commentCount">1</span> Comment </a> </div> <p class="text-small mt-5 mb-5"> Japanese trading house Itochu Corp has decided not to invest in a management buyout of Seven & i Holdings Co, proposed by its founding family to fend off a takeover bid from its Canadian rival, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. Itochu, which owns the convenience store chain FamilyMart… <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong text-sans-serif" href="/category/business/japan-trader-itochu-not-to-join-seven-i-management-buyout-plan"> Read </a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="hr"></div> <div class="media media-sm"> <div class="media-left"> <a href="/category/business/tesla-rolls-out-advanced-self-driving-functions-in-china" title="Tesla rolls out advanced self-driving functions in China"> <picture class="media-object"> <source srcset="https://japantoday-asset.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/img/store/c9/e7/c38aef6e30ec091468a7854e70a907bb06c5/c9e7c38aef6e30ec091468a7854e70a907bb06c5/_w200_h140_cv25.jpg 1x, https://japantoday-asset.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/img/store/c9/e7/c38aef6e30ec091468a7854e70a907bb06c5/c9e7c38aef6e30ec091468a7854e70a907bb06c5/_w400_h280_cv25.jpg 2x" media="(min-width: 768px)"> <img class="full" src="https://japantoday-asset.scdn3.secure.raxcdn.com/img/store/c9/e7/c38aef6e30ec091468a7854e70a907bb06c5/c9e7c38aef6e30ec091468a7854e70a907bb06c5/_w850.jpg" alt=""> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="media-body"> <a class="text-primary text-uppercase text-xsmall text-strong" href="/category/business">Business</a> <h3 class="media-heading text-xstrong mt-5"> <a href="/category/business/tesla-rolls-out-advanced-self-driving-functions-in-china" title="Tesla rolls out advanced self-driving functions in China">Tesla rolls out advanced self-driving functions in China</a> </h3> <div class="text-strong text-xsmall text-gray"> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2025-02-27T05:31:00+09:00"> Today <span class="text-color sep"></span> 05:31 am JST <span class="text-color sep"></span> </time> <time itemprop="dateModified" datetime="2025-02-27T06:52:54+09:00" class="hidden"> Today | 06:52 am JST </time> <br class="hidden"> <a class="text-gray" href="/category/business/tesla-rolls-out-advanced-self-driving-functions-in-china#comments"> <span class="text-primary" itemprop="commentCount">5</span> Comments </a> </div> <p class="text-small mt-5 mb-5"> U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla has started offering advanced self-driving functions for its cars in China, including autopilot on city streets, the company announced on Tuesday. 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