japan has more 7-eleven locations than anywhere else in the world, where they often have the title of its current holding company "seven &amp; i holdings". of the 58,389 stores around the globe, 18,249 stores (31 percent of global stores) are in japan, with 2,246 stores in tokyo alone. on september 1, 2005, seven &amp; i holdings co., ltd., a new holding company, became the owner of 7-eleven, ito yokado, and denny's japan.