Set of 4 mail service bills approved
The House of Councillors passed into law Wednesday a set of bills related to the establishment of a public postal corporation and entry of private companies into the mail-delivery business.
The bills cleared the upper house at a plenary session with the support of the ruling coalition, the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and Hoshuto (New Conservative Party).
The laws require private companies entering the letter-delivery business to offer nationwide services; to complete delivery within three days; to set up a specified number of mailboxes; to offer delivery services at least six days a week, and to provide their service at the same cost regardless of destination within the nation.
Regarding “special mail delivery” services, the law stipulates that operators must offer one of two services–delivery within three hours or delivery services for 1,000 yen or greater.
