Administrative Action / Japan Post receives additional suspension order for light four-wheeled vehicle services, effective 17th, affecting 104 post offices nationwide.

August 19, 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 17st 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 17, applies to 104 business offices, and the number of vehicles subject to the suspension of use is 187.

Furthermore, disciplinary actions were also announced on October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th, and on November 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, December 3rd, and 10th.

■List of post offices that will have their vehicles suspended as of January 17

Transportation Bureau
Branch Office
post office Administrative action
Sapporo Nozuka 1 car x 60 days
Hakodate Yakumo 2 car x 30 days
上ノ国 1 car x 30 days
2 car x 28 days
Asahikawa Kamikawa 1 car x 40 days
2 car x 39 days
Rishiri Oshidomari 1 car x 29 days
3 car x 27 days
Nakatonbetsu 1 car x 42 days
Muroran Urakawa 2 car x 30 days
Kushiro Akan 1 car x 23 days
別海 1 car x 28 days
2 car x 27 days
Aomori Hachinohe 3 car x 20 days
Iwate Haruyama 1 car x 38 days
Rikuchu-Yamagata 1 car x 58 days
1 car x 59 days
Yamagata mountainside 1 car x 60 days
Akita Hinai 1 car x 53 days
1 car x 54 days
五城目 2 car x 48 days
Heavenly King 1 car x 50 days
1 car x 51 days
Ugo Toyokawa 1 car x 56 days
Chiya 1 car x 52 days
Miyagi 中新田 1 car x 60 days
鹿島台 1 car x 60 days
Kogota 1 car x 60 days
Fukushima shift 1 car x 60 days
Tamura Iitoyo 1 car x 60 days
Asakawa 1 car x 60 days
Tanakura 1 car x 60 days
Gunma Katashina 2 car x 37 days
1 car x 39 days
Chiba Shirai 2 car x 30 days
Ibaraki Ishizuka 1 car x 20 days
Naka 2 car x 30 days
筑波学園 6 car x 15 days
1 car x 20 days
Tochigi Tamao 2 car x 55 days
Haga 2 car x 28 days
1 car x 29 days
Tokyo Adachi Kita 3 car x 20 days
Koganei 6 car x 15 days
1 car x 20 days
Ginza 3 car x 20 days
Yamanashi Hokuto 3 car x 20 days
Niigata (I.e. 1 car x 86 days
Can give birth 1 car x 42 days
1 car x 43 days
Ishiuchi 1 car x 81 days
diversion 1 car x 60 days
Owarino 1 car x 60 days
Toyama 小矢部 1 car x 60 days
Inami 1 car x 36 days
Ishikawa Kanazawa Central 3 car x 20 days
Shinkanazawa 3 car x 20 days
Aichi Iwakura 3 car x 29 days
Chita 2 car x 30 days
Mihama 4 car x 23 days
1 car x 26 days
Miyoshi 3 car x 27 days
1 car x 28 days
Fukui Fukui Central 3 car x 20 days
Fukui South 3 car x 20 days
Gifu (I.e. 1 car x 58 days
1 car x 59 days
Shirakawa 1 car x 60 days
Jinshan 1 car x 58 days
1 car x 59 days
Shizuoka Shimogamo 1 car x 60 days
Ryuyo 2 car x 47 days
Kambara 1 car x 91 days
Osaka Osakako 5 car x 18 days
1 car x 20 days
Osaka North 3 car x 20 days
Konohana 2 car x 30 days
Hyogo Five colors 1 car x 60 days
Tomishima 1 car x 93 days
Nara Takatori 1 car x 93 days
Shimokitayama 1 car x 84 days
Shigesato 1 car x 20 days
Wakayama Esumi 1 car x 96 days
Hiroshima Chiyoda 1 car x 60 days
Fukutomi 2 car x 55 days
Nishi-Ota 1 car x 63 days
Kanda 1 car x 89 days
A thousand years 1 car x 60 days
Itajo 1 car x 98 days
Kazuki 1 car x 39 days
(I.e. 1 car x 36 days
Head of the family 1 car x 35 days
Sanwa 1 car x 58 days
Kagawa Marugame 3 car x 20 days
Kochi Nagasawa 1 car x 98 days
Egawasaki 1 car x 60 days
Osaki 1 car x 60 days
Fukuoka うきは 3 car x 31 days
1 car x 34 days
杷木 2 car x 42 days
Yame 2 car x 30 days
Kurume 2 car x 30 days
Amagi 2 car x 30 days
Wakamatsu 1 car x 60 days
Mizuma 1 car x 60 days
Katsuyama 1 car x 60 days
Kaminato 1 car x 21 days
Nagasaki Emukae 1 car x 96 days
Tsuyoshi 1 car x 93 days
Birth month 1 car x 109 days
Azuma 1 car x 87 days
Mikuriya 1 car x 85 days
Xihai 1 car x 84 days
Deep Drill 1 car x 62 days
The best way to get started 1 car x 60 days
Takagi 1 car x 60 days
Kunimi 1 car x 60 days
千々石 1 car x 60 days
Chiwata 1 car x 60 days
口之津 1 car x 60 days
Obama 1 car x 45 days
1 car x 46 days
Hiyu 1 car x 60 days

Administrative Action: Japan Post receives 8th suspension order for light four-wheeled vehicle operations, with 105 additional business locations affected.

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