June 24, 2021 Permission for Special Mail Business Licenses and Approval for Settings in Correspondence Mail Agreements and Correspondence Mail Management Regulations, Etc.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) submitted an inquiry to the Information and Communications Administration and Postal System Administration Council (chaired by KAWAHAMA Noboru, professor, Graduate School of Government, Kyoto University) concerning permission for 10 applicants for special mail business licenses and approval for them for settings in correspondence mail management regulations. This inquiry also covers approval for 2 out of 10 applicants for settings in correspondence mail agreements and approval for 3 applicants for changes in their correspondence mail management regulations. As a result, MIC received a report from the Council stating its permission and approval as inquired.
In response to the report, MIC will arrange to grant permission and approval to these applicants today.

With the permission of the 10 applicants, the number of special mail business licensees reached 575. Special mail businesses are positioned as businesses that provide various services by responding to the sophisticated and diversifying needs of users and making creative efforts. As a result, it is expected that these business operators entering the mail business will increase users’ selection range of services.