In the fiscal year 2024, Japan Post Co., Ltd. handled around 7.08 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 2024, by type
(in million items)
fiscal year 2024; the company's fiscal year starts on April 1 of the preceding year and ends on March 31 of the stated 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.
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Japan Post Holdings. (June 20, 2024). Number of mail items handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in fiscal year 2024, by type (in million items) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275889/japan-post-number-mail-items-handled-by-type/
Japan Post Holdings. "Number of mail items handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in fiscal year 2024, by type (in million items)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275889/japan-post-number-mail-items-handled-by-type/
Japan Post Holdings. (2024). Number of mail items handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in fiscal year 2024, by type (in million items). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275889/japan-post-number-mail-items-handled-by-type/
Japan Post Holdings. "Number of Mail Items Handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in Fiscal Year 2024, by Type (in Million Items)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275889/japan-post-number-mail-items-handled-by-type/
Japan Post Holdings, Number of mail items handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in fiscal year 2024, by type (in million items) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275889/japan-post-number-mail-items-handled-by-type/ (last visited November 01, 2024)
Number of mail items handled by Japan Post Co., Ltd. in fiscal year 2024, by type (in million items) [Graph], Japan Post Holdings, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275889/japan-post-number-mail-items-handled-by-type/
