Saikou - 最高 （さいこう） - the Japanese term for “highest, supreme, the most”. This is how I would describe Japan’s postal services. Here’s an illustration why I think so:
I posted some documents last Wednesday at 4:49PM, it was dispatched on Thursday at 1:17AM, then arrived in Manila at 3:00PM! Ok, I sent it through EMS, a quicker but more expensive delivery option. However, on that same day, I sent some postcards through regular air mail. Then one postcard reached the recipient in Netherlands yesterday! (I give credit to Netherland’s postal service, too.)
Here in Osaka, the central post office is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! I don’t know if the other cities (especially the smaller ones) have it, too. If you’re expecting a parcel, you can have it delivered on Sundays, even on holidays. Great, isn’t it? Well, at least it’s much, much better than what I was used too. 
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July 14th, 2008 at 10:02 am
wow! that’s amazing, indeed! and i thought u.s. postal service’s click n’ ship and online tracking were cool! (i still think they are, but if they were also open 24/7, that would be even more “saikou”!
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July 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Every city in Japan has the same postal service. I am very amazed with the service. How I wish I could say the same with Dubai’s.
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July 14th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
nice. mabilis tlga ang JPost service dyan sa Japan. Napatunayan ko na, hehe. Ngaun2x ko lang na avail ang service nila using EMS. Bumibili ako ng mga Music at Anime DVDs/CDs sa CDJapan, tapos kunin ko EMS service. Within 3 days, dito na sa ‘Pinas kagad. Deliver na lang sa akin PhilPost ang parcel. May tracking pa tulad ng image na yan sa taas, pang EMS nga lang. Un unang shipment ko nga lang, pumunta pa ako customs office dito. hehe. Pero nung next order shipment ko, delivered na kagad dito sa bahay.
Also, our very own PhilPost is credible here. So far, la pa naman ako encounter na corruption issues, unlike in the past dami negative comments sa PhilPost. I’ve been using their International Postal Money Order to pay for the goods that I buy online there in Japan.
Thanks for this post.
July 17th, 2008 at 11:11 am
agree ako sa iyo. Japan’s postal system is really something. they’re 2nd only to germany in terms of efficiency! and you don’t have to worry pa about the items you send. i love it. i just wih their branck were closer to my house. hahahha! tamad.
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