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Asahi Shimbun
13 hours ago
- Automotive
- Asahi Shimbun
Japan Post loses trucking license for 2,500 trucks for 5 years
The transport ministry's Kanto District Transport Bureau in Yokohama issued a notice revoking Japan Post Co.'s general transport license under the Trucking Business Law on June 25 for failure to properly check on the health of its drivers, including for drunkenness. Japan Post's approximately 2,500 trucks and vans, which are responsible for the shipment of goods between pickup and delivery locations and collecting items at large urban post offices, will be out of service for five years. Upon receiving the notice, Tetsuya Senda, president of Japan Post, said, 'I apologize for the great concern and anxiety caused to many people.' He pledged that the management team will take the lead in taking measures to prevent a recurrence. Japan Post Holdings, the parent company of Japan Post, held a general shareholders' meeting on June 25. President Hiroya Masuda apologized to shareholders, saying, 'I take this situation extremely seriously.' Japan Post has previously announced that it is in the process of outsourcing approximately 58 percent of its approximately 2,500 general cargo vehicles to Yamato Transport Co., Sagawa Express Co. and Seino Transportation Co. in addition to its subsidiary Japan Post Transport Co. The company plans to substitute in its own light cargo vehicles for the remaining 42 percent. In response to the administrative action, Japan Post released a statement that said, 'We will do our utmost to restore the trust of our customers by thoroughly establishing a system to ensure the safety of operations and the safety of drivers and customers, including implementing reliable roll calls.'
Japan Times
13 hours ago
- Automotive
- Japan Times
Japan Post stripped of truck transport business license
The transport ministry revoked Japan Post's general truck transport business license on Wednesday, in response to the company's improper roll calls to conduct alcohol and other checks on its drivers. Japan Post will not be allowed to operate its approximately 2,500 trucks and other vehicles for five years. The ministry also issued a transport safety order under the truck transport business law, urging Japan Post to conduct appropriate roll calls for minivehicle drivers. Japan Post is required to submit preventative measures by the end of July and to report on their implementation every quarter. On Wednesday afternoon, Reiko Fujita, head of the ministry's Kanto District Transport Bureau in Yokohama, met with Japan Post President Tetsuya Senda and handed over a document notifying the company of the revocation. "Our management team will spearhead efforts to prevent any inconvenience to customers," Senda said. In April, Japan Post made an announcement on the improper roll calls, prompting the ministry to launch a special inspection. After improper roll calls and data falsifications were found at 82 of the 119 post offices using trucks, the ministry notified the company on June 5 of its decision to revoke its license. Japan Post now plans to outsource more than half of its truck-based parcel pickup and delivery operations, while continuing the rest with its some 32,000 minivehicles.
14 hours ago
- Automotive
Japan Post Stripped of Truck Transport Biz License
News from Japan Society Jun 25, 2025 17:16 (JST) Yokohama, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Japan's transport ministry revoked Japan Post Co.'s general truck transport business license on Wednesday, in response to the company's improper roll calls to conduct alcohol and other checks on its drivers. Japan Post will not be allowed to operate its approximately 2,500 trucks and other vehicles for five years. The ministry also issued a transport safety order under the truck transport business law, urging Japan Post to conduct appropriate roll calls for minivehicle drivers. Japan Post is required to submit preventative measures by the end of July and to report on their implementation every quarter. On Wednesday afternoon, Reiko Fujita, head of the ministry's Kanto District Transport Bureau in Yokohama, met with Japan Post President Tetsuya Senda and handed a document notifying the company of the revocation. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
The Mainichi
17-06-2025
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan Post accepts freight license revocation over lax alcohol tests
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Post Co. said Tuesday it will accept the government's decision to revoke its license to operate thousands of freight vans and trucks after many post offices failed to properly check whether drivers had consumed alcohol. With around 2,500 vehicles capable of carrying at least 1 ton sidelined, the national postal service will rely on logistics firms like Yamato Transport Co. for about 30 percent of the affected transport capacity. The company said it will shift 20 percent of the transport capacity to its subsidiaries and cover the remainder with smaller vehicles from its own fleet to maintain logistics services. "We deeply apologize for the trouble and causing concerns," Japan Post President Tetsuya Senda told a press conference, announcing remuneration cuts for him and other executives as well. License revocation is the most serious administrative penalty under the motor truck transportation business law, and it bars Japan Post from reacquiring the license for five years. The government notified Japan Post of the revocation plan earlier this month after the Tokyo-based operator revealed in April that 75 percent of its 3,188 post offices nationwide had failed to properly conduct mandatory roll calls to check whether delivery drivers had consumed alcohol. The company said Tuesday it has found 102,000 falsified roll call records, which accounted for 18 percent of investigated incidents.
23-04-2025
Improper Checks on Drivers Found at 75 Pct of Japan Post Offices
News from Japan Society Apr 23, 2025 21:58 (JST) Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)--About 2,300, or 75 pct, of the post offices across Japan have improperly conducted mandatory alcohol and health checks on delivery drivers, Japan Post Co. said Wednesday. The irregularities included fabricating records without conducting the checks. "We thought the checks were properly conducted because there were proper documents," Japan Post President Tetsuya Senda said at a press conference. "We deeply regret the lack of governance to check the reality." Japan Post conducted the nationwide survey after it was discovered in January that a post office in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, had failed to conduct the checks. The transport ministry plans to audit Japan Post and consider administrative punishment, while the internal affairs ministry has ordered the company to report preventive measures. In fiscal 2024, which ended in March, there were four cases of drunk driving by postal drivers, including one in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
