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• Every WiLL raises 1.3 million yen in funding, accelerating the implementation of unmanned parcel pickup locations. (February 10) October 7, 2026 SCM/Management
• Levajob Survey: Over 7% express concern about future delivery delays, fearing the "2030 logistics problem." (February 10) October 6, 2026 SCM/Management
• MonotaRO launches "Delivery Date Specification Service" for B2B customers to reduce redeliveries. (February 08) August 6, 2026 SCM/Management

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  • CBRE begins tenant leasing for a 1.4 m2 multi-tenant logistics facility in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • CBRE/Hyogo: Open House and Foreign Worker System Seminar to be held on October 22nd at "Rene Logi Kobe Port Island"
  • CBRE IM / Tokyo: Post-completion viewing and seminar to be held at "CBRE IM Katsushika" on October 21st and 22nd.
  • Mitani Computer launches AI-powered WMS "W-KEEPER AX" and demonstrates it at EC General Exhibition.
  • Mitsubishi Estate / Open House for "LogiCross Osaka Taisho II" on October 20th and 21st
  • Colliers will hold an open house for its logistics facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture on October 22nd and 23rd.
  • Daito Kentaku and Nippon Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics facility near the "Sayama-Hidaka IC" in Saitama Prefecture in February 2027.
  • Toho Gas Energy / Webinar "Hydrogenization Project for Large Logistics Hubs" to be held on October 15th
  • CREDO / Saitama Prefecture "CREDO Kazo" Preview Event to be held on October 20th and 21st
  • CBRE will hold an open house and recruitment strengthening seminar at "CPD Tokai Chita" in Aichi Prefecture on October 15th and 16th.
  • Daito Kentaku and Japan Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics center near the "Samukawa Kita IC" in Kanagawa Prefecture in April 2027.
  • Hankyu Hanshin Real Estate will hold an open house and Phoxter demonstration at "Logista Kyoto Fushimi" on October 15th and 16th.
  • Hankyu Hanshin Real Estate and Transcosmos will be presenting at an e-commerce logistics seminar on October 23rd.
  • JILS will hold logistics improvement case study presentations and lectures in Kansai and Kyushu in October and November.
  • CBRE / Short-term contracts also available. Open house to be held on October 15th at the (tentative name) Kawanishi Logistics Center in Hyogo Prefecture.
• Japan Post, JP Digital, and others: Demonstrating integration of digital addresses and PUDO (Pickup Door Service) to reduce redeliveries. (February 08) August 5, 2026 IT/Equipment
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Major delivery companies report that over 3% of deliveries are now being received via "non-contact" methods such as delivery lockers. (February 07) July 10, 2026 SCM/Management
• Rakuhai System establishes company to reduce redeliveries and launches "Rakuhai-bin" service. (February 05) May 15, 2026 IT/Equipment
• Sagawa Express and Japan Post: You can now pick up your Sagawa packages at the post office, starting from the first delivery. (February 03) March 23, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government: A wrapped bus calling for a reduction in redeliveries will run in central Tokyo for three months starting in December last year. (February 03) March 12, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
• Courier service / Frequency of receiving packages has decreased since 2022, but face-to-face delivery still accounts for over 8%. (February 02) February 17, 2026 Surveys and Statistics
• Saitama Prefecture launches campaign to encourage proper use of delivery lockers. (February 02) February 10, 2026 SCM/Management
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: The redelivery rate for parcel deliveries in October was approximately 8.3%, a decrease of 0.7 percentage points compared to the same month last year. (February 12) December 26, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
• Yamato Transport/Survey on the actual state of "delivery to designated location": 7% of respondents say they have increased their use of the service. (February 11) November 27, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
• Saitama Prefecture releases short animation to encourage reduction of redeliveries. (February 11) November 21, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
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• The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has largely approved the final draft of the Basic Plan for Transportation Policy and will now solicit public comments. (February 10) October 27, 2025 SCM/Management
• Light Cargo Logistics Association / October 24th is "Light Cargo Day," Declares New Activity Policy (February 10) October 24, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Bitkey/Delivery System with Contactless Delivery Support System to be Large-Scaled in Automatic Lock Condominium Buildings (February 10) October 24, 2025 IT/Equipment
• Mitsui Fudosan and others develop DX locker system to reduce redelivery of apartment buildings (February 10) October 20, 2025 IT/Equipment
• Every WiLL to reduce redeliveries by launching "unmanned package pickup spots" in Osaka and Fukuoka. (February 10) October 15, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: New PR video to promote work style reform, Hiroshi Tamaki to appear at event (February 08) August 4, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
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• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Current Logistics Policy Outline KPIs require "further efforts" to improve drivers' income and working hours. (February 07) July 14, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Redelivery rate for parcels in April decreased to approximately 8.4%. (February 06) June 23, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
• Lynaf/ "Smart Delivery Service" introduced in over 15,000 buildings nationwide. (February 04) April 22, 2025 IT/Equipment
• Sagawa Express: "Receive your delivery at your convenience" - Appeal for Redelivery Reduction Month (February 04) April 1, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Misumi Group Headquarters: Full-scale launch of "delivery to designated location" and "pickup at branch/convenience store" services. (February 04) April 1, 2025 生産
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: April will be designated as "Redelivery Reduction PR Month," and efforts will be strongly promoted in cooperation with various parties. (February 03) March 25, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Fun Standard delivery boxes surpass 10 units sold; "guilt" cited as a factor behind their popularity. (February 03) March 14, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express and Japan Post expand nationwide service for receiving packages at post offices when the recipient is absent. (February 02) February 17, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
• Delivery drivers face increased burden due to the requirement of specifying delivery dates and times, even with the option of using delivery boxes or leaving packages at the door. Voices of delivery drivers released. (February 01) January 23, 2025 Surveys and Statistics
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Appeals to reduce redeliveries through flyers and videos. (February 12) December 17, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Saitama Prefecture / "Receive your delivery in one go" campaign in December, the peak season for logistics. (February 11) November 28, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Miyagi Prefecture: Three delivery companies sign agreement with the prefectural trucking association to reduce redeliveries. (February 09) September 12, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Japan Delivery System / "Delivery Box that Reduces Redelivery/Time-Specific Delivery Issues" Now on Sale (February 09) September 4, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Mercari/Delivery box "Smari" enables contactless pickup and shipping.　 (February 09) September 2, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government is calling for a reduction in redeliveries and introducing services from various companies through a special website. (February 08) August 28, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express to offer unattended delivery service from September 2nd to reduce redeliveries　 (February 08) August 28, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• MonotaRO expands the range of customers who can specify their delivery method and date/time.　 (February 08) August 2, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Subsidies available for measures to reduce redeliveries, targeting e-commerce and logistics companies. (February 07) July 29, 2024 SCM/Management
• Kanagawa Prefecture Trucking Association Survey: One in three consumers in their 20s are unaware of the "2024 problem" (February 06) June 25, 2024 Surveys and Statistics
• Tokyo Metropolitan Housing Supply Corporation / Introducing "Smart Delivery Service" in JKK housing with automatic locks (February 06) June 25, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Redelivery rate for parcels in April decreased to approximately 10.4%. (February 06) June 21, 2024 Surveys and Statistics
• Japan Post and JR East to collaborate on initiatives such as receiving Yu-Pack parcels at multi-functional lockers at train stations. (February 06) June 12, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Tokyo Metropolitan Government calls for reducing redeliveries; delivery drivers and Governor Koike hold talks. (February 06) June 11, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Provides up to 1.5 million yen in subsidies to logistics companies to reduce redeliveries. (February 05) May 31, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Cecile launches aluminum bench-type delivery box to reduce redeliveries (February 05) May 15, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Panasonic delivers multi-lockers to university dormitories, enabling contactless delivery. (February 04) April 26, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Amazon to install "Amazon Lockers" in all 47 prefectures to reduce redeliveries. (February 04) April 22, 2024 SCM/Management
• Japan Delivery System launches double-sided delivery box for detached houses. (February 04) April 10, 2024 IT/Equipment
• Yamato Transport/Approximately 80% of packages, including Takkyubin (delivery service), can now be left at the door, starting in June. (February 04) April 8, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Organizations to implement subsidies for emergency measures to reduce redelivery rates have been decided. (February 04) April 5, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism/Redelivery Reduction PR Month: Promoting Initiatives Through Collaboration Between Government Ministries and Businesses (February 03) March 22, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Yamato Transport and Shopify launch new service to improve the convenience of delivery and receipt. (February 03) March 7, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express/FamilyMart dedicated lockers now allow you to pick up redelivered packages. (February 01) January 22, 2024 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: The redelivery rate for parcel deliveries in April decreased to approximately 11.1%. (February 12) December 19, 2023 Surveys and Statistics
• MonotaRO launches unattended delivery service for businesses. (February 11) November 21, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express, Japan Post / Pick up Sagawa's returned packages at the post office (February 10) October 20, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Emergency Logistics Innovation Package: Halving Redeliveries and Doubling Modal Shift (February 10) October 6, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: The redelivery rate for parcel deliveries in April decreased to approximately 11.4%. (February 06) June 23, 2023 Surveys and Statistics
• Yahoo! Japan to offer points for customers who select "not in a hurry," available across all service stores. (February 04) April 11, 2023 SCM/Management
• OpenLogi/E-commerce businesses urged to offer date and time specifications to reduce redeliveries (February 04) April 6, 2023 IT/Equipment
• Redelivery Reduction PR Month: Yamato Transport, Sagawa Express, Amazon, and others announce initiatives. (February 04) April 3, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express to launch new service via LINE from mid-April to reduce redeliveries (February 03) March 31, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Strongly promoting in April: "Reduce redelivery" by making delivery a one-time process. (February 03) March 14, 2023 3PL/Logistics company
• Seino HD and and.d/EC collaborate to reduce redeliveries, enabling unattended delivery via app. (February 01) January 30, 2023 IT/Equipment
• The rate of redeliveries for parcel delivery services decreased by 0.1 percentage points year-on-year to 11.8%. (February 12) December 9, 2022 Surveys and Statistics
• The rate of redeliveries for parcel deliveries in April was approximately 11.7%, an increase of 0.5 percentage points compared to the same month last year. (February 06) June 24, 2022 Surveys and Statistics
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism releases guide to logistics systems in the age of COVID-19. (February 04) April 28, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express conducts trial of unattended package pickup at Lawson stores in Yamaguchi Prefecture. (February 03) March 25, 2022 3PL/Logistics company
• Parcel delivery redelivery rate: 11.9% in October, a slight increase following the lifting of the state of emergency. (February 12) December 17, 2021 Surveys and Statistics
• The rate of redeliveries for parcel deliveries was approximately 11.2% in April, an increase of 2.7 percentage points due to COVID-4. (February 06) June 25, 2021 Surveys and Statistics
• Sagawa Express to reduce redeliveries by sharing product and delivery information with its e-commerce business. (February 01) January 28, 2021 IT/Equipment
• Open-type delivery lockers / Changes in user intentions due to the COVID-19 pandemic (February 12) December 9, 2020 Surveys and Statistics
• Sagawa Express redesigns its website for redelivery requests and pickup requests. (February 10) October 12, 2020 3PL/Logistics company
• Sagawa Express launches world-first demonstration experiment to eliminate missed deliveries and redeliveries using AI. (February 07) July 9, 2020 IT/Equipment
• The rate of redeliveries for parcel deliveries in April was 8.5%, the lowest since the survey began. (February 06) June 26, 2020 Surveys and Statistics
• Japan Post: Infected employee at call center impacts redelivery requests. (February 04) April 22, 2020 SCM/Management
• Japan Post: Next-day redelivery service available due to COVID-19; contactless delivery also available. (February 04) April 15, 2020 3PL/Logistics company
• Yper/COVID-19 leads to increased use of delivery bags, resulting in a 70% reduction in redeliveries in Osaka (February 03) March 26, 2020 IT/Equipment
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: The redelivery rate for parcels in October was 15.0%, a 1% improvement from April 2019. (February 12) December 24, 2019 Surveys and Statistics
• Nomura Real Estate reduces redeliveries through home delivery storage service. (February 12) December 6, 2019 IT/Equipment
• Sagawa Express reduces redelivery of beverage deliveries with its new delivery bag. (February 11) November 22, 2019 3PL/Logistics company

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