Seven-Eleven Japan

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Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.

Seven-Eleven Japan's headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Trade name	7-Eleven
Native name	株式会社セブン-イレブン・ジャパン
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Sebun Irebun Japan
Formerly	York Seven (1973–1978)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	November 1973; 51 years ago (1973-11)
Founder	Ito-Yokado
Headquarters	Nibanchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Fumihiko Nagamatsu (Chairman, President & Representative Director)
Owner	Seven and I Holdings
Number of employees	8,549 (2023)
Subsidiaries	Seven Net Shopping Co., Ltd. Seven-Eleven Okinawa Co., Ltd. 7dream.com Co., LTD (68.0%) Seven-Meal Service Co., Ltd. (90.0%) 7-Eleven, Inc. Seven-Eleven (Hawaii), Inc. Seven-Eleven (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Seven Eleven (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (65.0%) Seven Eleven (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. Seven Eleven (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. Seven Bank (38.04%)

Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. (株式会社セブン‐イレブン・ジャパン, Kabushiki gaisha Sebun Irebun Japan, often abbreviated as SEJ) is a Japanese convenience store chain headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Seven & I Holdings. The company was established in 1973 as York Seven (ヨークセブン, Yōku Sebun) by the supermarket chain Ito-Yokado in collaboration with Southland Corporation, now known as 7-Eleven, Inc, an American convenience store chain. As of 2022, Seven-Eleven is the largest convenience store chain in Japan in terms of sales and number of stores. Additionally, it is one of the largest retail chains in Japan in terms of sales. In November 2005, it acquired full ownership of the original 7-Eleven, Inc.