Japan Post: Data System can be reprogrammed quickly

Japan Post Corp. said it will be able to reprogram its information system in time for the privatization of postal services, wiping out concerns that the 10-year process may be delayed from its scheduled launch in October, the Kyodo news service reported. The postal privatization law stipulates that the government is allowed to put off the launch of privatization for six months if a substantial delay in the preparation of the information system is considered likely to hinder the process, the report said. Kyodo said the entity in charge of preparations for postal privatization is required to report such a delay, if any, to the government by March 1, 2007.