is a large state-owned enterprise in Japan that deals with mail delivery and financial services. Its headquarters is located in
KasumigasekiKasumigaseki is a district in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices...
,
Chiyodais one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
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. There were plans to fully privatise the agency but these have been put on hold. The organisation was ranked #9 in the
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of 2011, having been ranked #6 the previous year.
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is a large state-owned enterprise in Japan that deals with mail delivery and financial services. Its headquarters is located in
KasumigasekiKasumigaseki is a district in Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is the location of most of Japan's cabinet ministry offices...
,
Chiyodais one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
,
Tokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. There were plans to fully privatise the agency but these have been put on hold. The organisation was ranked #9 in the
Fortune Global 500The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine....
of 2011, having been ranked #6 the previous year.
History
The company was founded on 23 January 2006, although it was not until October 2007 that it took over the functions of
Japan Postwas a government-owned corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003–2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It had over 400,000 employees and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and was the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese...
.
Operating companies
The group operates via four main divisions:
- Japan Post Service
, or 日本郵便, is a Japanese post, logistics and courier headquartered in Tokyo, previously the Japan government-owned mail monopoly.- See also :*Japanese addressing system*Package delivery*Japan postal mark...
, which deals with mail delivery.
- Japan Post Network
, or 郵便局, is a Japanese company which operates the post office of Japan.- See also :*Post office - In Japan, Post office is called 郵便局, which is the same name of Japan Post Network.*Japan postal mark...
, which runs the post offices.
- Japan Post Bank
Japan Post Bank Company Limited , is a Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo which is part of the Japan Post Holdings postal and financial services group.As of November 2008 it was reported as being the world's biggest deposit holder.-History:It was established on 1...
, which deals with banking functions.
- Japan Post Insurance
, or かんぽ for short, is a Japanese life insurer that was established on October 1, 2007, with the privatization of Japanese Kampo Life Insurance .- History :* September 1, 2006 - It started as the "preparation company "....
, which provides life insurance.
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