{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a13c15d-181a-4a2e-a662-739d0e7f731a/66e9e1b728655787644cc239?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How a 7-Eleven takeover could reshape corporate Japan","description":"<p>Companies in Japan have long avoided foreign acquisitions. But Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard’s recent unsolicited bid for the owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain is testing that premise. The FT’s Tokyo bureau chief Leo Lewis examines how these events could shape corporate Japan’s future.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>For further reading:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/52dcc64f-aae5-4d4b-907a-a25c1d5882db\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The takeover fight that could reshape Japan</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a03b1f65-a84f-4d4a-b78e-1a15ad06f76c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">After 7-Eleven, Japan’s M&amp;A scene may never be the same again</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/a9c2c1e6-9da4-4fd4-9fa5-eb0754b59f39\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">7-Eleven bid is the next stage in revitalising corporate Japan</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>On X, follow Leo Lewis (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/urbandirt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@urbandirt</a>) and Michela Tindera (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/mtindera07\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mtindera07</a>), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2791c283-361c-4955-b454-8e1f5276736a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}