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SEVEN I

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2014
Seven-Eleven offering one-of-a-kind 'Evangelion' car for ¥16 million
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Tuesday it will sell a car based on the popular anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" for ¥16 million — and only one will be up for grabs.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2014
Seven & I to challenge online retailers with same-day delivery
Retail giant Seven & I Holdings Co. next year will start providing same-day delivery of products sold online by its group stores, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2014
'Konbini' coffee wins praise and profit for convenience stores
"Conbini" (convenience store) operators are jostling for eminence in a famously cut-throat industry, and one product has come up trumps for the market's top players — coffee.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2014
Abe issues policy priority list, with Tohoku and women at the forefront
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe released a basic policy paper for his new Cabinet members Wednesday, saying acceleration of recovery in the disaster-hit Tohoku region and promotion of women's status in society are among his administration's top priority issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2014
Seven-Eleven to open dozens of stores at JR Shikoku stations
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. will in August begin opening around 40 outlets at Shikoku Railway Co. train stations, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The expansion will take about three years to complete.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2014
Seven & I shatters operating profit record as convenience stores thrive
Seven & I Holdings Co. said Thursday it logged a record consolidated operating profit of ¥339.6 billion for the business year through February, thanks mainly to the strong performance of its convenience stores, which gave the group a 14.9 percent boost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2014
Seven & I welcomes 1,219 recruits
Seven & I Holdings Co. welcomed 1,219 new employees to its 14 group companies on Thursday, up 39 from a year earlier.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 2, 2014
Seven healthful reasons to visit the park
An important start to the new year should include not only a good mental rest, but for those of us who have been festive feasting the past few days, a break for our stomachs, too. On the seventh day of the new year, there's a custom in Japan of enjoying a bowl of rice porridge seasoned with seven spring...
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2013
Seven & I to boost stake in Francfranc store operator
Seven & I Holdings Co. said Wednesday it will acquire a 48.67 percent stake in BALS Corp., operator of the Francfranc store chain selling fashionable general merchandise, furniture and kitchen utensils.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2013
Seven & I to buy Net retailer Nissen
Retailer Seven & I Holdings Co. said Monday it will acquire a majority stake in catalog and online retailer Nissen Holdings Co. to diversify its sales channels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2013
Luxury train designer went to bat for Kyushu
Yoshio Naka, 38, has never been an avid fan of trains, but he is the man behind the recent dazzling debut of Kyushu Railway Co.'s Seven Stars in Kyushu cruise and sleeper train.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2013
JR Kyushu raising rate for Seven Stars train
Kyushu Railway Co. will raise the price of the most expensive package for its Seven Stars luxury train service to ¥770,000 per person for double-occupancy, an increase of about ¥200,000, starting with July 2014 departures, a JR Kyushu official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2013
7-Eleven wizard, 80, to take on U.S.
Over the past 39 years, Toshifumi Suzuki has expanded 7-Eleven to 50,000 outlets, more than any other retail chain. Now, at the age of 80, he says he has no interest in retiring. He's got too much work to do.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2013
Seven & I plans to at least double stores in North America to 20,000
Seven & I Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, plans more acquisitions in the U.S. and may more than double its North America outlets as consumer spending improves there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 13, 2011
China: the next frontier for konbini
Japan's convenience store monoliths begin taking bigger steps into the lucrative Chinese market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 12, 2010
Some konbeni snacks with your favorite anime?
Anime/manga bundled with popular convenience store fare? Can you say 'no-brainer'?
CULTURE / Film
Aug 1, 2001
A samurai flick for the MTV generation
Red Shadow Aka Kage Rating: * * 1/2 Director: Hiroyuki Nakano Running time: 108 minutes Language: JapaneseOpens Aug. 11 at Marunouchi Toei and other theaters Silent-era samurai movies fulfilled the same function as the westerns of W.S. Hart and Tom Mix: They entertained the common herd, particularly...
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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