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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.
Japan Post Insurance CEO and President Kunio Tanigaki
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2026
Japan Post Insurance to shift to high-yield bonds, CEO says
The life insurer expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again as soon as April.
The Bank of Japan¡¯s historic shift this year from radical monetary easing to two interest-rate hikes has sparked volatility in the nation¡¯s securities market as investors speculate on the BOJ¡¯s next move.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 17, 2024
Japan Post Insurance markets chief sees Nikkei setting new records after votes
The Nikkei¡¯s all-time high, set in July, will probably be ¡°just a passing point,¡± said Kenichi Kuga, head of global equity and fixed income investment.
Japan Post Insurance, one of the nation¡¯s biggest life insurers, held about ?60.9 trillion in assets as of the end of March, of which around ?47.7 trillion were securities, mainly government bonds.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 3, 2024
Japan Post goes slow in buying longest bonds after BOJ rate hike
Japan Post forecast in April that the 30-year government bond yield will be 2% at the end of March 2025
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2020
Japan Post insurer plans $2.9 billion buyback to cut owner stake
Japan Post Insurance is seeking to rebuild its business after a sales scandal last year ended with the resignation of senior management and a regulatory penalty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2020
Japan Post group to halve recruits in 2021 after insurance scandal
Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to hire 2,055 new graduates in April 2021, less than half of some 4,300 slated to start working for the postal service group next month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2020
Over 1,400 Japan Post workers improperly sold insurance products, probe finds
The Japan Post Holdings Co. group said Thursday it had confirmed Japan Post Insurance Co. products were sold improperly by 1,447 post office workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020
Japan Post Insurance misconduct may have hit 60,000 more customers
Improper sales practices for Japan Post Insurance Co. products may have disadvantaged 60,000 more customers than previously known, sources have said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2020
New Japan Post chief vows to probe leak from ministry on insurance scandal
Hiroya Masuda, the new president at Japan Post Holdings Co., vowed Thursday to investigate a leak to the group of information about administrative punishments that were under consideration in relation to its improper sales of insurance products.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019
Irregularities suspected in sales of around 10,000 Japan Post insurance policies
The number is far bigger than the 6,327 contracts highlighted in an interim report in September on inappropriate sales practices at the group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2019
Japan Post Holdings¡¯ sales dropped 4.8% for April-September amid insurance scandal
Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday its group revenue in the April-September half dropped 4.8 percent from a year earlier to ?5.96 trillion.
EDITORIALS
Aug 9, 2019
Address growing problem at Japan Post group
As the top shareholder, the government should look into the group¡¯s scandal and explore ways to fix its problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2019
Japan Post to sell up to 30% of outstanding shares in its insurance unit
Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday that it will sell up to 30 percent of its outstanding shares in subsidiary Japan Post Insurance Co. by the end of this month.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
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