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Welcome to Postal Hell: Photos Reveal the Organised Chaos that is one Chinese...
As the Christmas season steadily approaches, we have to spare a thought for those working in our respective postal services. With Christmas cards and care packs sent to those in other parts of the...
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Japan sets new world record for largest mailbox, now ready for your puny mail
A lot of world records are inherently silly. Sure, you could set a record for the most mascot characters dancing in sync, but why would you? Because you are Japan, that’s why! And now Nippon has...
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【Disney Tip】 Did you know you can get a letter from your favorite Disney...
There are probably very few of us who haven’t been touched by Disney magic at one time or another, and I’m sure we all have our favorite Disney characters (whether childhood or current). Well, have you...
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Japan Post provides sample letters for marriage proposals and other personal...
The Internet is full of sample sentences and letter structures to use when writing business mail, cover letters, or press releases. They’re an invaluable resource if you wish to be taken seriously,...
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The mysterious act of the disappearing iPhone, from Apple to pear
Apple hit its biggest market last year when it started to sell their iPhone 5S and 5C in China. While the iPhone 6 was released there to a much quieter fanfare when it started selling last month,...
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Buyer keepers? Photos of returned mail being sold on the street go viral in...
Ordering things online or through the mail always has an element of uncertainty to it. If you walk into a store to buy a new computer, you can be fairly certain that the package you walk out with is...
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Get a pen pal because Japanese post offices are about to launch super cute...
If you haven’t been in a Japanese post office lately, you might not have heard of the annual Regional Form Cards postcard series. Since 2009, there has been a new set every year that depicts every one...
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Decorate your snail mail with cute, whimsical stamps to enhance your postage!
Celebrate important life events or the changing of the seasons with an extra special artistic touch in the corner of your mail. Japanese brand Kitte no kobito (切手のこびと): A small world around stamps,...
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Send your city-dwelling friends the gift of a starry night sky…in an envelope!
This “Star Filled Envelope” is a gift in itself for those yearning for the twinkling lights of a nighttime starry sky. If you’re from the countryside but live in the city, you’ve probably experienced...
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Japan now has official, working Pokémon mailbox you can mail letters from,...
Prefecture that introduced Slowpoke as its governor recruits him for the postal service. This month saw two new additions to Japan’s expanding Pokémon manhole cover project, with Mew showing up in the...
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Clever Japanese sticker defeats junk mail flyers, lets mail you actually want...
Designers say it’s completely solved their junk mail problems in a delicious way. Nobody likes getting junk mail, but the question is what makes some mail junk? It’s not simply that you didn’t ask for...
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