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Post offices, which number approximately 24,000 nationwide, are facilities operated by Japan Post Co. The work of post office employees can be broadly divided into two categories: postal service and window service. First, postal work includes sales activities to provide stamps and New Year's postcards, and postal work to sort and deliver mail and packages received from customers according to their addresses. Another postal job is to drive around town on a motorcycle loaded with mail and deliver it to the recipients of letters. The window clerk provides services such as selling various products and taking care of customers' taxes, social insurance premiums, utility bills, and so on. Incidentally, at the counter of a post office, customers can make deposits and withdrawals to "Japan Post Bank" and apply for "Japan Post Life Insurance" as an insurance policy in case they need money due to injury or illness. This is because Japan Post Co., Ltd. is entrusted with the sales operations of Yucho Bank, Ltd. and Japan Post Life Insurance Co. In addition, some post offices in some areas are commissioned by local governments to issue copies of residence certificates and sell bus coupons. In this way, the work handled by post offices is indispensable to people's lives, and post offices are closely connected to the local community. It can be said that working at a post office is a very rewarding job.

There are no special qualifications to become a postal worker. However, you must pass an employment examination conducted by the Japan Post Group, to which Japan Post Co. Japan Post Corporation has three types of positions: career-track, regional core, and general positions, with different educational qualifications for each position. The career-track positions are those for which future managers are expected to work at the head office in Otemachi, Tokyo. They will be transferred to branch offices and post offices throughout Japan to advance their careers. Their applicants must have a university or graduate degree. Regional core positions are those that are involved in the overall operations within a post office. They may be transferred within the branch office area and may be promoted to postmaster or other managerial positions or to the planning department of a branch office. Applicants for these positions must be graduates of graduate school, university, junior college, technical college, or vocational school. General positions are those that perform the standard operations of a post office. There are two courses to choose from: the postal course and the counter course. There are no relocations, and there is no promotion to positions of responsibility or management. However, depending on one's efforts after joining the company, it is possible to change to a regional key position. The qualifications for applying for these positions are graduate school, university, junior college, technical college, or vocational school. Since the positions available differ depending on academic background, those who wish to become a postal worker need to think carefully when applying for higher education.

Post offices sometimes hire part-time workers. These jobs include delivery of mail and other items, sorting of postcards and yuh-packs, clerical work such as answering phones, call center work such as redelivery, and counter work. Most of the jobs do not require experience or qualifications, but a driver's license is necessary for those who use a motorcycle or car for delivery work. During the year-end and New Year's holidays, there are also short-term part time jobs for sorting and delivering New Year's postcards. This is a popular part-time job for students because they can work during winter vacation. In addition, individuals can open their own post offices. This is a "simple post office" where ordinary people who have signed a contract with Japan Post Co. Of the 24,000 post offices in Japan, about 4,000 are simple post offices. Some of them are run in conjunction with other businesses, such as stores. The work performed at these stations includes selling stamps and postcards, accepting mail, taking deposits and refunds of savings, and purchasing insurance and other basic post office services. They do not deliver mail. However, they must be qualified to sign a contract with Japan Post Co. There are conditions such as "an age limit of 20 years or older and 65 years or younger, a minimum of three employees, social credit, and assets of at least 3 million yen for individuals and at least 5 million yen for companies. Such simple post offices are indispensable in areas where there are no banks or convenience stores nearby.

In the past, regular mail, when sent within the same prefecture or to nearby prefectures, was delivered the day after it was dropped in the mailbox at the earliest. However, now it takes several days due to the suspension of mail sorting operations late at night and the suspension of deliveries on weekends and holidays. This is in stark contrast to computers and smartphones, which can send e-mails and messages instantly. The rapid development of such digital devices has led to a decline in the analog mail of letters. However, post offices also have their strengths. The nationwide network of post offices. With the spread of online shopping, the business of sending packages has become an indispensable part of society and people's lives. In the future, the mainstay products of post offices may be logistics services such as "Yu-Pack" and "Letter Pack" that utilize the network.

It varies depending on the location and the nature of the work. The average annual salary for postal work is 3.2-3.6 million yen. The average annual salary for window service is 3,750,000-4,450,000 yen.

Four-week, eight-day vacation system, allowing eight irregular days off in a four-week period (28 days). The year-end and New Year holidays and March, the end of the fiscal year, are very busy.

Post offices throughout Japan, 13 branch offices nationwide, and the head office in Tokyo.

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