JGBs consolidate ahead of Japan’s Upper House elections on Sunday. Surveys surrounding the elections show prospects of the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition retaining its majority have grown even more uncertain than earlier in the campaign,

Canadian retail chain Alimentation Couche-Tard is dropping its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co_, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, citing frustration in ongoing negotiations that showed what it called “a lack of constructive engagement.