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The story of Japan's postal system with its postage stamps and related postal history goes back centuries. The country's first modern postal service got started in 1871, with mail professionally travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the latter city and Osaka. This took place in the midst of the rapid industrialization and social reorganization that the Meiji period symbolized in Japanese history. Given how the nation's railroad technology was in its infancy, Japan's growing postal system relied heavily on human-powered transport, including rickshaws, as well as horse-drawn methods of delivery. For example, while commemorating the 50th anniversary of Japan's postal service, the country's 1921 government released decorative postcards depicting intrepid horseback riders carrying the m

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  • Die Postgeschichte und Briefmarken Japans reichen ins 19. Jahrhundert zurück. Der erste moderne Postdienst in Japan startete 1871 mit Post, die zwischen Kyōto und Tokio sowie Tokio und Osaka ausgeliefert wurde. (de)
  • The story of Japan's postal system with its postage stamps and related postal history goes back centuries. The country's first modern postal service got started in 1871, with mail professionally travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the latter city and Osaka. This took place in the midst of the rapid industrialization and social reorganization that the Meiji period symbolized in Japanese history. Given how the nation's railroad technology was in its infancy, Japan's growing postal system relied heavily on human-powered transport, including rickshaws, as well as horse-drawn methods of delivery. For example, while commemorating the 50th anniversary of Japan's postal service, the country's 1921 government released decorative postcards depicting intrepid horseback riders carrying the mail. This however was done to compare postal transport in past and present, as the other card showed modern transportation viz. rail and shipping. The railroad net from the north to the south, Aomori to Nagasaki, was completed in 1889 (Meiji 21). Prior to 1920s, local delivery was mainly by men- and horsepower, not principally different to Europe. In terms of communications, British technicians had already been employed in assisting with Japanese lighthouses, and the country's budding mail system looked to hybridize British ideas with local practicalities. Shipping along the nation's coastline in particular demonstrates a key instance of how the Japanese economy developed: the government closely working with private companies to industrially expand in a way that met social needs while also allowing for large profits. Mitsubishi's contract for mail transport by sea proved lucrative enough that it assisted with the firm becoming one of the famous "zaibatsu". Since 2007, the nation's post offices have been managed by the firm Japan Post Network, which is itself a part of the larger Japan Post Holdings conglomerate. As of December 2017, the smaller company has been managed by CEO Koji Furukawa. The simple Japanese postal mark, introduced in 1887, is still used to this day. (en)
  • Cet article présente l'histoire postale et philatélique du Japon. (fr)
  • 日本の切手(にほんのきって)では、日本において発行された切手について記述する。 (ja)
  • История почты и почтовых марок Японии, rocударства в Восточной Азии, включает ранний (домарочный) период развития почтовой связи и этапы после проведения почтовых реформ и начала выпуска почтовых марок в 1871 году. С 1877 года Япония входит во Всемирный почтовый союз. Современным почтовым оператором страны выступает частная компания Japan Post Service. (ru)
  • 日本郵票(日语:日本切手/にほんのきって Nihon kitte)是指在日本發行的郵票,包括普通郵票、航空郵票、紀念郵票、特殊郵票(包括賀年郵票、國立公園系列等主題系列郵票)等種類。日本最初發行的郵票是發行於1871年的龍郵票。日本最初的紀念郵票則是發行於1894年的「明治銀婚紀念」郵票。 * 普通郵票 * 航空郵票 * 紀念郵票 * 賀年郵票 (zh)
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  • Die Postgeschichte und Briefmarken Japans reichen ins 19. Jahrhundert zurück. Der erste moderne Postdienst in Japan startete 1871 mit Post, die zwischen Kyōto und Tokio sowie Tokio und Osaka ausgeliefert wurde. (de)
  • Cet article présente l'histoire postale et philatélique du Japon. (fr)
  • 日本の切手(にほんのきって)では、日本において発行された切手について記述する。 (ja)
  • История почты и почтовых марок Японии, rocударства в Восточной Азии, включает ранний (домарочный) период развития почтовой связи и этапы после проведения почтовых реформ и начала выпуска почтовых марок в 1871 году. С 1877 года Япония входит во Всемирный почтовый союз. Современным почтовым оператором страны выступает частная компания Japan Post Service. (ru)
  • 日本郵票(日语:日本切手/にほんのきって Nihon kitte)是指在日本發行的郵票,包括普通郵票、航空郵票、紀念郵票、特殊郵票(包括賀年郵票、國立公園系列等主題系列郵票)等種類。日本最初發行的郵票是發行於1871年的龍郵票。日本最初的紀念郵票則是發行於1894年的「明治銀婚紀念」郵票。 * 普通郵票 * 航空郵票 * 紀念郵票 * 賀年郵票 (zh)
  • The story of Japan's postal system with its postage stamps and related postal history goes back centuries. The country's first modern postal service got started in 1871, with mail professionally travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the latter city and Osaka. This took place in the midst of the rapid industrialization and social reorganization that the Meiji period symbolized in Japanese history. Given how the nation's railroad technology was in its infancy, Japan's growing postal system relied heavily on human-powered transport, including rickshaws, as well as horse-drawn methods of delivery. For example, while commemorating the 50th anniversary of Japan's postal service, the country's 1921 government released decorative postcards depicting intrepid horseback riders carrying the m (en)
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  • Postgeschichte und Briefmarken Japans (de)
  • Histoire philatélique et postale du Japon (fr)
  • 日本切手 (ja)
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Japan (en)
  • История почты и почтовых марок Японии (ru)
  • 日本郵票 (zh)
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