Overview

• The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism formally notified 111 post offices across 47 prefectures that 188 light delivery vans will be taken out of service for 15 to 160 days beginning Oct. 8.
• Sanctions follow audits that found legally required roll‑calls were skipped or logged as completed despite no check, prompting administrative action under the Motor Truck Transportation Business Act.
• Japan Post said it will maintain mail and parcel services through subcontracting and reassignments, with President Shinya Koike pledging no price increases and limiting any new vehicle additions to a small number.
• The company previously disclosed that 2,391 collection and delivery offices had improper roll‑call practices, and ongoing audits indicate the number of sanctioned offices could grow to roughly 2,000.
• Eleven offices will lose use of a single van for the maximum 160 days and nine single‑vehicle offices will go without a van for 83 to 154 days, following a June action that already sidelined about 2,500 larger trucks for five years.