March 13, 2020 Permission for Special Mail Business Licenses and Approval for Correspondence Mail Agreements, Special Correspondence Mail Regulations, Etc.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) submitted an inquiry to the Information and Communications Administration and Postal System Administration Council concerning permission for seven applicants, including Doshin Service Center Inc. for special mail business licenses and correspondence mail management regulations. This inquiry includes permission for three applicants, including Doshin Service Center Inc., for the establishment of corresponding mail service agreements, and permission for the application of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. for changes in its business plan, mail service agreement, and correspondence mail management regulations. A reply was received from the Council stating its approval as inquired.
In response to the report, MIC will arrange to grant permission and approval to the applicants today.

With the permission for the seven applicants, including Doshin Service Center Inc., the number of special mail business licensees reached 549. Special mail businesses are positioned as businesses that provide a variety of services by responding to the needs of sophisticated and diversifying users and making creative efforts. It is expected that these business operators entering the mail service industry will increase the opportunities for users’ selection range of services.