Japan Post Holdings
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Make The New Standard | |
| State-owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | January 23, 2006 |
| Headquarters | Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, [Japan] |
Key people |
Jiro Saito (President and CEO) |
| Products | Mail delivery, post offices, banking, life insurance, insurance, courier |
| Services | Financial services |
| Revenue | US$ 152.125 billion (2014)[1] |
| US$ 4.782 billion (2014)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$ 2.838 trillion (2014)[1] |
| Total equity | US$ 120.87 billion (2011)[2] |
| Owner | Government of Japan |
Number of employees | 237,000 (2011)[2] |
| 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 offices, banks, and insurance business. The company offers letters and goods transportation services, stamp sales, deposits, loans, and insurance products.[3][4] There were plans to fully privatize the agency but these have been put on hold.[3] As of 2013, it ranked thirteenth in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies.[5]
History
The company was founded on 23 January 2006,[6] 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:[7]
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Global 500 2014". Fortune. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Japan Post Group Annual REPORT 2011". Japan Post Holdings. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ↑ "Index of Postal Freedom: Japan". Consumer Postal Council. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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