Administrative Action: Japan Post has suspended the operation of light four-wheeled vehicles at 108 of its branches, bringing the total number of branches to over 700.

August 14, 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 12st 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 19, applies to 108 business offices, and the number of vehicles subject to the suspension of use is 175.

In addition, disciplinary actions were announced on October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, and November 5th, bringing the total number of affected post offices nationwide to 772.

■List of post offices that will have their vehicles suspended as of January 12

Transportation Bureau
Branch Office
post office Administrative action
Sapporo Mikawa 1 car x 23 days
Rankoshi 1 car x 30 days
3 car x 28 days
Hakodate Otobe 1 car x 73 days
1 car x 72 days
Atsusabetsu 2 car x 80 days
Asahikawa Biei 1 car x 60 days
Tomamae 2 car x 55 days
Muroran Biratori 3 car x 38 days
Obihiro Urahoro 1 car x 65 days
1 car x 64 days
Kitami Takigami 1 car x 60 days
Aomori Sai 1 car x 60 days
Suno 1 car x 83 days
Iwate Araya 2 car x 65 days
Ninohe 2 car x 30 days
Yamagata swan 1 car x 88 days
Akita Yajima 1 car x 107 days
Shimohama 1 car x 96 days
Tashiro 1 car x 92 days
old man 1 car x 144 days
Miyagi Yamamoto 2 car x 27 days
1 car x 29 days
Togatta 1 car x 88 days
Tsutani 1 car x 90 days
Fukushima Niitsuru 1 car x 99 days
Narahara 1 car x 103 days
Yamatsuri 1 car x 96 days
Saitama Shin-Koshigaya 3 car x 20 days
Gunma Kuroho 1 car x 78 days
1 car x 79 days
Manba 1 car x 21 days
Chiba Iwai 1 car x 21 days
下総 1 car x 60 days
Ibaraki Ishishita 2 car x 44 days
1 car x 46 days
Kamigo 2 car x 30 days
Tochigi Sarado 1 car x 97 days
Tokyo Mitaka 6 car x 15 days
1 car x 18 days
Itabashi North 2 car x 30 days
Yoyogi 3 car x 20 days
Kanagawa Isogo 3 car x 20 days
Nagano arbor 1 car x 106 days
Aida 1 car x 106 days
Sanada 3 car x 27 days
1 car x 28 days
Kijimadaira 3 car x 35 days
(I.e. 6 car x 14 days
1 car x 19 days
Toyoi 1 car x 103 days
Kuwana River 1 car x 103 days
Omachi 5 car x 17 days
1 car x 18 days
Ishikawa Takahama 2 car x 42 days
Nanao 4 car x 21 days
Aichi Nukata 1 car x 60 days
Takahama 2 car x 30 days
Fukui Oi 1 car x 60 days
Takahama 1 car x 45 days
2 car x 44 days
Gifu Kamioka 1 car x 60 days
National Government 1 car x 60 days
Kuguno 1 car x 51 days
1 car x 50 days
wise 1 car x 60 days
Triple Big milestone 1 car x 60 days
Shizuoka Maisaka 1 car x 68 days
1 car x 67 days
Tago 1 car x 60 days
Fujikita 1 car x 60 days
Hyogo Hyogo 2 car x 30 days
Nagata 2 car x 30 days
Yumura 1 car x 32 days
Kyoto Chukyo 2 car x 30 days
Fushimi 3 car x 20 days
Amino 1 car x 73 days
1 car x 72 days
Wakayama Kudoyama 1 car x 115 days
Yura 1 car x 108 days
Daily 1 car x 118 days
Hiroshima Saeki 2 car x 39 days
Akitsu 1 car x 109 days
Okayama Asahi 1 car x 127 days
Shingo 1 car x 37 days
Yamaguchi Ohara 1 car x 39 days
Hagi 3 car x 20 days
Tottori Gunke 1 car x 30 days
Shimane Misumi 2 car x 64 days
Shufu 1 car x 128 days
Tokushima Hirono 1 car x 102 days
China 1 car x 56 days
Upper board 1 car x 53 days
Oita Naokawa 1 car x 115 days
Nagamine 1 car x 113 days
Hokuma Castle 1 car x 112 days
Totsugi 1 car x 108 days
Beppu 2 car x 30 days
Kagoshima Kaura 2 car x 36 days
1 car x 38 days
Akagina 1 car x 50 days
1 car x 51 days
Satsuma 1 car x 101 days
Nishi-Sakurajima 1 car x 100 days
Hyakuhiki 1 car x 99 days
Iriki 1 car x 99 days
Akaogi 1 car x 92 days
Koniya 1 car x 60 days
Kikai 1 car x 60 days
Big win 1 car x 60 days
Hiradono 1 car x 60 days
Japanese-style lodging 1 car x 60 days
Kasari 1 car x 60 days
Hanatoku 1 car x 60 days
Menawa 1 car x 60 days
Kawauchi 2 car x 30 days
Tanegashima 2 car x 30 days
Kuji 1 car x 26 days
Tatsugo 1 car x 25 days
Amuro 1 car x 21 days
Okinawa Headquarters 1 car x 60 days

Japan Post: Additional suspensions for light four-wheeled vehicles starting on the 29th; 110 post offices affected.

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