Administrative Action / Japan Post issues fifth suspension order for light four-wheeled vehicle licenses, adding 105 more business locations.

August 31, 2025 / 3PL/Logistics company

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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the regional transport bureaus notified Japan Post on January 29st that they would be suspending the use of their vehicles.

This notice concerns a suspension of use of some of the light four-wheeled vehicles owned by the company, based on Article 33 of the Motor Vehicle Freight Transport Business Act. The enforcement notice, dated October 29, applies to 105 business offices, and the number of vehicles subject to the suspension of use is 158.

In addition, disciplinary actions were announced on October 1st, October 8th, October 15th, and October 22nd, bringing the total number of affected post offices nationwide to 547.

■List of post offices that will have their vehicles suspended as of January 29

Transportation Bureau
Branch Office
post office Administrative action
Sapporo Kuriyama 1 car x 26 days
4 car x 24 days
Sapporo Goshidomari 1 car x 61 days
1 car x 60 days
Hakodate Tatehira 1 car x 115 days
Asahikawa Aibetsu 1 car x 44 days
1 car x 43 days
Asahikawa Shibetsu 1 car x 22 days
4 car x 19 days
Muroran Oiwake 1 car x 64 days
1 car x 63 days
Kushiro Oboro 1 car x 82 days
Obihiro Bent feet 2 car x 64 days
Kitami Utoro 1 car x 159 days
Aomori Yokohama 1 car x 107 days
Aomori industry 1 car x 99 days
Iwate Iwaizumi 1 car x 60 days
Iwate Kuzumaki 1 car x 56 days
1 car x 57 days
Iwate Meteorite 1 car x 60 days
Yamagata Oyama 2 car x 34 days
1 car x 36 days
Akita Hachiryu 1 car x 110 days
Akita Minehama 1 car x 111 days
Akita Tokiwa 1 car x 112 days
Miyagi Yonekawa 1 car x 109 days
Miyagi 三本木 1 car x 108 days
Fukushima Kaketa 2 car x 55 days
Fukushima Onoshinmachi 1 car x 56 days
1 car x 57 days
Fukushima Samegawa 1 car x 141 days
Saitama Chichibu 3 car x 21 days
1 car x 24 days
Gunma On the water 1 car x 136 days
Gunma Oosasa 3 car x 31 days
1 car x 32 days
Chiba Fuma 1 car x 34 days
Ibaraki Oarai 1 car x 72 days
1 car x 73 days
Ibaraki Aso 1 car x 26 days
Ibaraki Ten Kings 2 car x 58 days
Tochigi Utsunomiya Central 3 car x 20 days
Tochigi Kinugawa Onsen 1 car x 45 days
Tokyo Seijo 3 car x 20 days
Tokyo Katsushika 2 car x 30 days
Tokyo Hikarigaoka 3 car x 20 days
Niigata Katakai 1 car x 132 days
Niigata Hojo 1 car x 113 days
Niigata Nankamachi 1 car x 112 days
Niigata Sekiyama 1 car x 53 days
1 car x 54 days
Niigata Kakizaki 1 car x 52 days
1 car x 53 days
Niigata Kanai 1 car x 52 days
1 car x 53 days
Niigata Itsukamachi 2 car x 52 days
Niigata Katamachi 1 car x 51 days
1 car x 52 days
Ishikawa Noto Island 1 car x 105 days
Ishikawa Machino 1 car x 102 days
Aichi 作手 1 car x 60 days
Aichi Tsugu 1 car x 60 days
Fukui Kanazu 1 car x 60 days
Fukui Sakai 1 car x 76 days
1 car x 75 days
Fukui Kami-Usaka 1 car x 21 days
Gifu (I.e. 4 car x 35 days
Gifu Takayama 2 car x 30 days
Gifu Gujo Hachiman 2 car x 30 days
Gifu Iwamura 1 car x 127 days
Triple Kii-Nagashima 1 car x 68 days
1 car x 67 days
Shizuoka Saigo 1 car x 129 days
Shizuoka Yui 1 car x 118 days
Osaka phoenix 2 car x 30 days
Osaka Hannan 2 car x 40 days
Hyogo Yumemae 2 car x 28 days
1 car x 29 days
Kyoto Yatsugo 1 car x 120 days
Kyoto Tango 1 car x 160 days
Nara Sanbonmatsu 1 car x 117 days
Nara Otaki 1 car x 104 days
Wakayama Kiyomi Katsuura 2 car x 30 days
Wakayama Hiki River 1 car x 122 days
Hiroshima Hanoi 1 car x 116 days
Hiroshima Mitarai 1 car x 153 days
Okayama Enjo 1 car x 129 days
Okayama Hayashima 1 car x 111 days
Yamaguchi earth fortune 2 car x 55 days
Yamaguchi string 1 car x 23 days
Tottori Aotani 1 car x 44 days
Shimane Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine
(I.e.
1 car x 133 days
Shimane cloud castle 1 car x 53 days
Atago Hakata 1 car x 91 days
Atago 中 1 car x 87 days
Atago Tsushima 2 car x 56 days
Nagasaki Bamboo mat 1 car x 146 days
Kumamoto Toyono 2 car x 73 days
Kumamoto Yumae 1 car x 144 days
Kumamoto Kikuka 1 car x 115 days
Kumamoto Kashima 1 car x 97 days
Kumamoto Seiwa 1 car x 90 days
Kumamoto Humanity 1 car x 60 days
Kumamoto 御船 1 car x 60 days
Kumamoto Kaneuchi 1 car x 60 days
Miyazaki Nango 1 car x 156 days
Miyazaki Kijo 1 car x 117 days
Miyazaki Morotsuka 1 car x 114 days
Miyazaki Saigo 1 car x 110 days
Miyazaki Aya 1 car x 110 days
Miyazaki Murasho 1 car x 60 days
Miyazaki San'in 1 car x 81 days
Miyazaki Kitaura 1 car x 81 days
Miyazaki Kitago 1 car x 70 days
Miyazaki Nichinan 2 car x 30 days
Miyazaki Shintomi 1 car x 60 days
Miyazaki Three mountains 1 car x 60 days
Miyazaki national wealth 1 car x 60 days
Miyazaki Takanabe 1 car x 60 days
Miyazaki (I.e. 1 car x 50 days
Miyazaki Ama-no-Iwato 1 car x 21 days
Okinawa Chinen 1 car x 100 days

Japan Post: Additional suspensions imposed on 104 post offices for light four-wheeled vehicles starting on the 5th.

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