In a move prompted by a serious staff shortage and a boom in online shopping, Yamato Holdings Co. has announced it will raise its basic shipping fee for door-to-door parcel deliveries by ¥140 to ¥180, depending on size.
The rate hikes — Yamato's first in 27 years — are expected to take place by September.
Yamato President Masaki Yamauchi told a news conference that the extra revenue will be used to improve working conditions at the nation's leading delivery firm.