Japan Post: mail items handled by type 2021

In the fiscal year 2021, Japan Post Co., Ltd. handled around 7.68 billion standard letters, representing the post's most common mail item.
Japan Post Co. Ltd. is in charge of the postal network, including all postal services for which it has in principle a monopoly in Japan granted by the state.

Number of mail items handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in fiscal year 2021, by type (in million items)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2021; the company's fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

non-consolidated figures; referring to accepted domestic mail unless otherwise indicated**

Supplementary notes

*Special mail represents the total of domestic postal mail items with added optional services, such as express delivery, registration, et cetera. It includes Letter Pack Plus and various electronic mail services. The corresponding category is standard mail, including first- to fourth-class mail, New Year greetings, and postal voting mail.
**International mail only includes dispatched items.

Values have been rounded.

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