Administrative Action: Japan Post's 107 branch offices receive suspension orders for light four-wheeled vehicle operation, the sixth time this has happened.

August 07, 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 5st 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 January 5, applies to 107 business offices, and the number of vehicles subject to the suspension of use is 159.

In addition, disciplinary actions were announced on October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th, bringing the total number of affected post offices nationwide to 664.

■List of post offices that will have their vehicles suspended as of January 5

Transportation Bureau
Branch Office
post office Administrative action
Sapporo Kofudaira 2 car x 43 days
Jozankei 1 car x 40 days
Sunagawa 2 car x 30 days
Asahikawa Asahikawa Central 1 car x 15 days
9 car x 9 days
Rebun Kafuka 1 car x 38 days
2 car x 36 days
Shimokawa 1 car x 60 days
Esashi 1 car x 40 days
2 car x 38 days
Muroran Toya 1 car x 64 days
1 car x 63 days
Furunai 1 car x 64 days
Aomori Shingo 1 car x 93 days
Iwate Kawai 1 car x 79 days
1 car x 80 days
Ofunato 2 car x 30 days
Kuji 3 car x 20 days
Yamagata Haguro 2 car x 51 days
(I.e. 1 car x 92 days
Akita Higashi Noshiro 3 car x 40 days
Takeshi Mori 1 car x 99 days
Kotooka 1 car x 99 days
Miyagi Ishigoe 1 car x 97 days
Hanayama 1 car x 103 days
Fukushima Tokiwa 1 car x 109 days
Takine 1 car x 103 days
Iwashiro 1 car x 104 days
old hall 1 car x 108 days
Gunma Ogo 1 car x 60 days
Hakoshima 1 car x 160 days
Chiba Tomikita 1 car x 56 days
Hinata 1 car x 60 days
Ibaraki Kitaura 1 car x 33 days
Machiya 1 car x 160 days
Kume 1 car x 61 days
1 car x 62 days
Tochigi Shiobara 1 car x 21 days
Ishibashi 2 car x 43 days
1 car x 45 days
Tokyo Shiba 1 car x 60 days
Higashimurayama 3 car x 20 days
Yamanashi Uenohara 2 car x 30 days
Niigata Qinghai 1 car x 51 days
1 car x 52 days
Izumozaki 1 car x 103 days
Nagano Iiyama 3 car x 26 days
1 car x 27 days
Tokiwa 1 car x 108 days
Yabuhara 1 car x 107 days
Toyama Fuse 1 car x 42 days
Tateyama 5 car x 17 days
1 car x 18 days
flat 1 car x 60 days
Ishikawa Tazuhama 1 car x 98 days
Wajima 4 car x 24 days
Aichi Inabu 2 car x 53 days
Fukui Mihama 1 car x 60 days
tripartite 1 car x 60 days
Gifu Ibi River 1 car x 60 days
Fujihashi 1 car x 127 days
Ena 2 car x 30 days
Kawabe 1 car x 89 days
Triple Atawa 1 car x 64 days
1 car x 63 days
Uchishiroda 1 car x 60 days
Shizuoka Keta 1 car x 61 days
1 car x 60 days
Mikkabi 1 car x 69 days
1 car x 68 days
Fuji River 1 car x 88 days
Hyogo Awaji Ichinomiya 3 car x 30 days
(I.e. 1 car x 60 days
Matsuisho 1 car x 96 days
Kyoto Wachi 1 car x 116 days
Ine 1 car x 41 days
Nara Hatano 1 car x 60 days
Harigabessho 1 car x 103 days
Wakayama Wakayama Central Post Office, Kawabe Collection and Distribution Office 1 car x 110 days
かつらぎ 3 car x 41 days
Hiroshima Long time 1 car x 45 days
Sunatani 1 car x 44 days
Okayama Kamio Nagata 1 car x 120 days
Kajinami 1 car x 38 days
Yamaguchi Akiyoshi 1 car x 49 days
1 car x 48 days
Ikumo 1 car x 24 days
Tottori Saji 1 car x 32 days
Kamedake 1 car x 36 days
black pine 1 car x 130 days
Kochi Otsuki 1 car x 60 days
Mihara 1 car x 30 days
Generous 1 car x 45 days
1 car x 46 days
Fukuoka Fukuoka South 2 car x 30 days
Saga Old Hot Spring 1 car x 103 days
Spinal tremor 1 car x 94 days
Hayatsue 2 car x 46 days
Mitsuse 1 car x 82 days
Kiyama 1 car x 60 days
佐賀北 2 car x 30 days
Nagasaki Sonogi 1 car x 134 days
Tawaraura 1 car x 130 days
Cord insert 1 car x 129 days
(I.e. 1 car x 128 days
Moriyama 1 car x 125 days
Fukushima 1 car x 124 days
Tsushima Saga 1 car x 117 days
Shikami 1 car x 112 days
Minamikushiyama 1 car x 112 days
Kosasa 1 car x 106 days
Ukudaira 1 car x 100 days
Mine 1 car x 90 days
Tsutsu 1 car x 86 days
Komoda 1 car x 83 days
Qin 1 car x 81 days
Ashibe 1 car x 60 days
Katsumoto 1 car x 60 days
Chicken 1 car x 23 days

Administrative Action / Japan Post's suspension of light four-wheeled vehicle operations: 110 additional business locations targeted.

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