On August 27, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the number of parcels handled by courier services in fiscal year 2024 (Reiwa 6) was 5,073,147,000, an increase of approximately 0.5% compared to the previous year, while the number of mail items handled was 3,344,770,000, a decrease of approximately 7.3% compared to the previous year.
The breakdown of parcel deliveries showed that 4,926,140,000 were transported by truck, and 105,330,000 were transported by air or other means.
Looking at the market share by service type, for truck transport, the top 5 services account for approximately 99.9% of the total, and the top 3 services, "Takkyubin," "Hikyaku Takkyubin," and "Yu-Pack," account for approximately 95.2%.
Furthermore, air transport accounts for approximately 18.4% of the total, with four services: "Hikkyaku Air Service," "Takkyubin Time Service," "Fukutsu Air Service," and "OAS Air Courier Service."
In terms of mail delivery market share, "Yu-Mail" alone accounts for 96.9%.
