Five courier firms to be allowed to conduct special mail deliver business in Japan
The posts ministry said Thursday it will allow five private courier service firms to conduct special mail-delivery business.
Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Toranosuke Katayama is expected to issue licenses to the five firms — Bike Kyubin Co., Sokuhai Co., Kyukago, Q-Post and Tokai Messenger Bb Inc. — on Friday, ministry officials said.
The move comes after Japan Post, a new state-run corporation, took over mail delivery and postal savings April 1 from the government as part of postal service deregulation.
The five firms are expected to start their new service June 1. Sokuhai and Q-Post plan to offer express mail services in Tokyo, pledging to deliver special mail within three hours. Tokai Messenger plans similar services in Nagoya.
COURIER FIRMS GET LICENSES FOR MAIL DELIVERY
TOKYO, April 25 (Kyodo) The postal ministry on Friday officially allowed five private courier companies to conduct special mail delivery.
Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Toranosuke Katayama handed licenses to representatives of Bike Kyubin Co., Sokuhai Co., Kyukago, Q-Post and Tokai Messenger Bb Inc. in the ministry building.
The move comes after Japan Post, a new state-run corporation, took over mail delivery and postal savings on April 1 from the governmental Postal Services Agency as part of postal service deregulation.
All five companies will begin their service of delivering mail within three hours on June 1.
The ministry has so far received no applications for regular nationwide delivery of mail.
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