As of March 31, 2023, Japan counted 583 correspondence delivery businesses, increasing from 412 at the end of the fiscal year 2013. Reforming its postal services in 2007, Japan introduced permits for corporations to engage in designated segments of the correspondence delivery business on which the public administration formerly had a monopoly.
Number of correspondence delivery businesses in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022
fiscal years 2013 to 2022; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year
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as of fiscal year's end
Supplementary notes
The Postal Act defines correspondence as a document addressed to a specific recipient expressing the sender's intentions or notifying about facts, etc., like postcards or letters.
Under certain circumstances, corporations may receive licenses to provide specific correspondence delivery services on which otherwise Japan Post Co., Ltd. has a monopoly.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (February 28, 2024). Number of correspondence delivery businesses in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274799/japan-number-correspondence-delivery-businesses/
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Number of correspondence delivery businesses in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274799/japan-number-correspondence-delivery-businesses/
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