Yamato Transport is the largest parcel-delivery service in Japan – but it’s also so much more. Its president, Yutaka Nagao, tells us that understanding his customers’ needs is why the brand has stayed on the right track.
Historically isolated from the rest of Japan, Kanazawa’s economy is now expanding thanks to a new rail link to Tokyo. But its inhabitants are determined to preserve the city’s unique traditions and distinctive architecture…
In Tokyo’s Ginza district the jarring rattle of suitcase wheels is the sound of visitors squeezing in some last-minute shopping before a dash to the airport. Last week subway operator Tokyo Metro and delivery company Yamato…
Yamato Transport Co – one of Japan’s biggest parcel-delivery companies – has made headlines in Japan by announcing that it might have to raise its prices for the first time since 1990. The boom in online shopping combined…
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