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ThonTaddeo
Express mail might get cheaper, but the price of the regular mail that ordinary people use every day has skyrocketed: a postcard was 50 yen and is now 62, a 24% increase. (Will it go up another 1 or 2 yen when the consumption tax rises?)
shonanbb
I like the postal system here, except for the Kampo sales people.
If you order standard shipping with Amazon, it comes in one day. Do not need prime.
papigiulio
Sending packages tru the post office has become expensive and troublesome, I sometimes pay more for the package than the contents.
You will now receive more on Monday....
Steven M. Jankowski
Oh good, the PO will stop delivering unnecessary mailers and flyers to my house on the weekend now.
Waste of gas and labor, that.
Scrote
Yes, I think it's going up to Y63 for a postcard. Other prices will also increase, but I forget the amounts.
The main reason for this change is to increase profits, not a labour shortage.
goldorak
I actually think it's a good thing. JP have been over-servicing their clients for far too long. Entitlement mentality.
redelmotalking
I remember thinking how unusual Saturday mail delivery was when I first came here. Amazing overservicing of the people. Economic and demographic reality have caught up....
Kaerimashita
Postal systems worldwide suffering with rise of electronic media. Still, there is always Kuro Nekko.
Toasted Heretic
That's a shame. I hope there are no job losses as a result.