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| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | January 23, 2006 |
| Headquarters | , [Japan] |
Key people | Jiro Saito (President and CEO) |
| Products | Mail delivery, post offices, banking, life insurance, insurance, courier |
| Services | Financial services |
| Revenue | US$ 201.187 billion (2011) |
| US$ 5.938 billion (2011)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$ 3.550 trillion (2011)[1] |
| Total equity | US$ 120.87 billion (2011)[1] |
| Owner | Government of Japan |
Number of employees | 237,000 (2011)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Japan Post Service Japan Post Network Japan Post Bank Japan Post Insurance |
| Website | japanpost.jp/en/ |
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (日本郵政株式会社, Nippon Yū-sei Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese state-owned conglomerate headquartered in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It operates post stations, banks, and insurance business. The company offers letters and goods transportation services, stamp sales, deposits, loans, and insurance products.[2][3] There were plans to fully privatize the agency but these have been put on hold.[2] As of 2013[update], it ranked thirteenth in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies.[4]
History
The company was founded on 23 January 2006,[5] although it was not until October 2007 that it took over the functions of Japan Post.
Operating companies
The group operates via four main divisions:[6]
- Japan Post Service, which deals with mail delivery.
- Japan Post Network, which runs the post offices.
- Japan Post Bank, which deals with banking functions.
- Japan Post Insurance, which provides life insurance.
References
- ^ a b c d "2011 Form 10-K, Japan Post Holdings". cnn.com.
- ^ a b "6. Japan Post Holdings". Global 500. Fortune. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "About Japan Post." Japan Post Holdings. Retrieved on April 24, 2010.
- ^ "Japan Post Holdings". Fortune Global 500. 2013.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Japan Post Holdings Official Site. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Index of Postal Freedom: Japan". Consumer Postal Council. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
External links
- Japan Post Holdings Template:Ja icon
- Japan Post Holdings Template:En icon
- FT.com Template:En icon
- Japan embassy UK Template:En icon
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