Private company
Japan Post
Logo: JAPAN POST, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
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Japanese statutory corporation
Japan Post (日本郵政公社, Nippon Yūsei Kōsha) was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It was the nation's largest employer, having had over 400,000 employees, and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan. One third of all Japanese government employees worked for Japan Post.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrymail1
- HeadquartersKasumigaseki1
- Websitewww.japanpost.jp/en
- Legal formSpecially designated public corporation1
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Japan Post (日本郵政公社, Nippon Yūsei Kōsha) was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It was the nation's largest employer, having had over 400,000 employees, and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan. One third of all Japanese government employees worked for Japan Post. As of 2005, the President of the company was Masaharu Ikuta, formerly Chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.2
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Postal Services Agency1
- Succeeded by Japan Post Group1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.japanpost.jp/en1
- WikipediaJapan Post
- WikidataQ1372543
Sources
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- 1WikidataJapan Post on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJapan Post on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsJapan Post logo by JAPAN POST, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsJapan Post photo by Ons, CC BY-SA 3.0