, is a Japanese
post
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,
logistics
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and
courier
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headquartered in
Tokyo
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. It is part of the
Japan Post Holdings
is a Japanese publicly traded Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is mainly engaged in postal and logistics business, financial window business, banking business and life insura ...
group.
History
Japan Post was formed on 1 October 2007 after the
privatisation
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of its predecessor,
Japan Post
was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, Retail banking, banking services, and life insurance. It is the nation's largest employer, with over 400,000 employees, and ru ...
. On October 1, 2012,
Japan Post Network was merged with Japan Post Service to form Japan Post Co., Ltd..
See also
*
Japanese addressing system
The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan.
When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. The Japanese system is complex, the ...
*
Package delivery
Package delivery, or parcel delivery, is the delivery of shipping containers, parcels, or high-value mail in single shipments. The service is provided by most postal systems, express mail, private courier companies, and less-than-truckload shipp ...
*
Japanese postal mark
*
Japan Post Holdings
is a Japanese publicly traded Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is mainly engaged in postal and logistics business, financial window business, banking business and life insura ...
- a holding company of
Japan Post Group.
*
Japan Post
was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, Retail banking, banking services, and life insurance. It is the nation's largest employer, with over 400,000 employees, and ru ...
References
External links
Japan Post(in Japanese)
(in English)
Logistics companies of Japan
Postal organizations
Communications in Japan
Japan Post Holdings
Privately held companies of Japan
Japanese companies established in 2007
Transport companies established in 2007
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