Post offices face 2017 cold-shoulder
Japan Post Holdings Inc.’s two financial units could unilaterally stop consigning work to its mail service unit in 2017, dealing a blow to post offices nationwide, according to The Japan Times.
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Japan Post could review privatisation process
Japanese internal affairs minister Tsutomu Sato suggested he might review the four-way split of Japan Post services.
Read MoreJapan Post privatisation takes fresh hit
The government’s effort to break up and privatize Japan Post, the postal monopoly that includes huge financial-services operations, is quickly losing steam, hit by the recession and political instability, reports Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreDHL improve LCL Tokyo/Yokohama-Chicago service
DHL will enhance its Less than Container Load (LCL) services with the launch of direct LCL services connecting Tokyo and Yokohama to Chicago.
Read MoreFedEx plane makes emergency landing in Japan
Tokyo’s Narita airport briefly closed its main runway on 3 April after a FedEx plane – the same model as a jet that crashed there in March – made an emergency landing.
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