Japan Post Holdings (Japan Post Group) history, company profile (overview) and history video
Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (日本郵政株式会社), also known to do their business as Japan Post Group, is a Japanese conglomerate (a multi-industry company) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on October 1, 2007. However, the company’s roots can be traced back to 1871 when the modern postal service was established.
OPERATIONS
The company handles the management of its group of companies that operate through different segments, providing postal, banking, and insurance services.
The group’s main companies are: Japan Post Co., Ltd., Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd., and Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
Japan Post
Japan Post deals with postal and logistics operations, sales of stamps, banking counter operations, operations consigned by local government entities, insurance counter operations, bank and life and non-life insurance services, domestic distribution and delivery services, international transport and air cargo services, real estate business, and merchandise sales.
Japan Post Bank
Japan Post Bank provides banking services, including deposits, loans, and others.
Japan Post Insurance
Japan Post Insurance provides insurance services.
With more than 245,000 employees, Japan Post Holdings is a Fortune Global 500 company. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.japanpost.jp/en/.
**Video published on YouTube by “Companies History“.