- Japan Post Holdings
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Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. Type Private state-owned enterprise Industry Conglomerate Founded January 23, 2006 Headquarters Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Key people Jiro Saito, President Products Mail delivery
Post offices
Banking
Life insurance
InsuranceRevenue US$ 202.196 Billion (2009)[1] Net income US$ 4.849 Billion (2009)[1] Total assets US$ 3.196 trillion (2009)[1] Total equity US$ 98.087 billion (2009)[1] Employees 229,134 (2009)[1] Parent Japan Post Group Subsidiaries Japan Post Service
Japan Post Network
Japan Post Bank
Japan Post InsuranceWebsite japanpost.jp/en/ Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (日本郵政株式会社 Nippon Yū-sei Kabushiki-gaisha ) is a large state-owned enterprise[2] in Japan that deals with mail delivery and financial services.[3] Its headquarters is located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[4] There were plans to fully privatise the agency but these have been put on hold.[3] The organisation was ranked #9 in the Fortune Global 500 of 2011,[5] having been ranked #6 the previous year.[3]
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History
The company was founded on 23 January 2006,[2] 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 e "2010 Form 10-K, Japan Post Holdings". Hoover's. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/snapshots/10344.html.
- ^ a b "Corporate Profile". Japan Post Holdings Official Site. 1 July 2010. http://www.japanpost.jp/en/corporate/about/. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ a b c "6. Japan Post Holdings". Global 500. Fortune. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2010/snapshots/10344.html. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "About Japan Post." Japan Post Holdings. Retrieved on April 24, 2010.
- ^ "And the world's biggest companies are...". Global 500: 2011. Cable News Network. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ "Index of Postal Freedom: Japan". Consumer Postal Council. http://www.postalconsumers.org/postal_freedom_index/Japan_Post.shtml. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
External links
- Japan Post Holdings (Japanese)
- Japan Post Holdings (English)
- FT.com (English)
- Japan embassy UK (English)
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