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JAPAN POST

The Kojimachi Post Office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, where a rebuilding project has stalled, on Monday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2026
Former Japan Post worker sent to prosecutors over alleged bribe-taking
Takahiro Kido is suspected of accepting benefits from Toa Tekko Kensetsu in return for giving the company favorable treatment in bidding related to rebuilding a post office.
Japan Post has uncovered two more former employees involved in bribery, adding to a growing scandal over leaked contract prices and alleged kickbacks.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Two more former Japan Post workers implicated in bribery scandal
An internal investigation from Japan Post showed the method of the wrongdoing involving contracts was passed down among the three workers.
The bill enacted by parliament on Friday calls on Japan Post, the mail and parcel delivery company wholly owned by Japan Post Holdings, to improve its operational efficiency through digital technologies and make more effective use of business resources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2026
Bill to revise postal laws clears parliament
The development paves the way for the government to provide subsidies to preserve the nationwide post office network.
An arrested former Japan Post worker allegedly received cash and other benefits from a contractor in exchange for facilitating a contract to collect letters from mailboxes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2026
Ex-Japan Post worker arrested over alleged bribery case
Nobuyuki Yoneda allegedly received cash and other benefits from a contractor in exchange for facilitating a consignment contract to collect letters and other items from mailboxes.
Japan Post Holdings and 11 other issuers are planning bond sales in April and May, according to data as of April 1, compared to 29 at the same point a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 2, 2026
Japan credit pipeline slows as investors grapple with volatility
The number of borrowers planning yen deals at the start of the new fiscal year is down about 60% from a year earlier.
Japan Post has a total of some 32,000 delivery minivehicles at 3,188 post offices offering collection and delivery services across the country.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2026
Japan Post ordered to halt 3,333 delivery vehicles
Japan Post has a total of some 32,000 delivery minivehicles at 3,188 post offices offering collection and delivery services across the country.
Japan Post's mini cargo vehicles parked at a post office in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2025
Japan Post served notice suspending mini cargo vehicle use
The transport ministry suspended 111 post offices from using such vehicles over their failure to properly conduct roll calls for drivers.
Proxy-shopping services ¡ª companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad ¡ª are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2025
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Companies that ship to the U.S. are hoping customers will tolerate higher costs or that the de minimis treatment will be restored, but many believe it¡¯s gone for good.
Japan Post has been under investigation by the transport ministry since it was revealed that improper alcohol and health checks were widespread across the company.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2025
Japan Post ordered to suspend delivery vans at 100 post offices
Light commercial vans are the company¡¯s primary means of transportation for deliveries, but Japan Post says it will continue operations as usual.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2025
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Packages containing commercial items or valued above $100 will be rejected.
Trucks parked at Japan Post's post office in Tokyo's Koto Ward earlier this month
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025
Japan Post stripped of truck transport business license
The company will not be allowed to operate its approximately 2,500 trucks and other vehicles for five years.
Japan Post President Tetsuya Senda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2025
Japan Post to accept loss of truck transport business permit
The transport ministry is expected to revoke the permit by the end of this month at the earliest.
If Japan Post loses its general cargo vehicle license, it would be barred from reapplying for a new one for five years.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 5, 2025
Japan Post may lose cargo license over widespread driver check failures
A transport ministry audit in April revealed enough instances of missed checks in the Kanto region to surpass the threshold for license revocation.
Under the "digital address" system launched by Japan Post, users can input seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters on online shopping and other websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2025
Japan Post launches ¡®digital address¡¯ system
Under the system, users can input seven-digit codes on online shopping websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
Tokyo police have arrested a postal worker on suspicion of making a threatening call to a woman using personal information found on her mail.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2025
Postal worker accused of making threatening call to woman using delivery info
Suspect Yoichi Nose allegedly called the woman using a phone number found on her mail and threatened her by referencing voyeuristic videos he claimed to have had of her.
The transport ministry will consider administrative punishments for Japan Post after carrying out probes.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2025
Government begins probe of Japan Post over improper driver checks
The audit started after it was learned that 75% of post offices offering collection and delivery services across the country had improperly conducted mandatory alcohol checks.
Japan Post conducted a nationwide survey after it was revealed in January that a post office in Hyogo Prefecture had neglected to perform the required checks.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2025
Improper alcohol and health checks on drivers found at 75% of Japan Post offices
The irregularities included fabricating records without conducting the checks.
The Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters in the city of Osaka
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 11, 2025
Japan Post employee arrested for mailing used condom to post office
According to the police, the envelope was addressed to a female employee working at the targeted branch.
The Japanese postal mark displayed on a Japan Post post box in Tokyo
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2025
Number of Japan Post clients affected by misuse of information rises to 10 million
¡°We deeply apologize for causing anxiety and worry,¡± Japan Post Holdings Managing Executive Officer Miho Ichiki told a news conference.
Japan Post Holdings plans to sell a stake in Japan Post Bank that could raise ?630 billion ($4.2 billion).
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2025
Japan Post plans sale of $4.2 billion stake in banking unit
The company will sell as many as 416.1 million shares at a discount of 2% to 4% of the stock¡¯s market price.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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