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Japan weighs scaling back some postal services
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· September 15, 2026
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Key points The company's mail operations have not been profitable, leading to a potential scaling back of certain services. Further information on the potential changes is available from The Mainichi Shimbun, which has addressed some common questions on the topic.
Japan Post Co. is considering reducing some services due to ongoing losses in its mail business. The company's mail operations have not been profitable, leading to a potential scaling back of certain services.
Further information on the potential changes is available from The Mainichi Shimbun, which has addressed some common questions on the topic.
Details of the services that may be affected have not been specified, but the consideration to scale back is a response to the continued losses incurred by the mail business.
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