The new classification of 7-Eleven's parent company as "core" to Japanese national security will not raise hurdles to a potential buyout, Japan's finance minister said on Tuesday, comments that appeared aimed at easing investor concerns about the move.

Eleven's parent company as 'core' to Japanese national security will not raise hurdles to a potential buyout, Japan's finance minister said on Tuesday, comments that appeared aimed at easing investor concerns about the move.

Any company that seeks to take over a Japanese business will require prior notification to the government, making it hard to say that Seven & i Holdings Co.’s designation as “core” to national security would make any buyout deal difficult,

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings' new status as a company "core" to national security would not raise additional hurdles to a potential buyout.