REVITALIZINGHighlights of the Year

Yamato Turns Late-Night Flights Into
Industry’s First Air Speed TakkyubinServiceYamato Launches e-Mail Delivery
Notification Servicecash settlement for this service to customers without anindividual service contract. At the same time, Yamato revised

Strategically Strengthening Business
Ties with UPS

Since July 2004, Yamato has made it possible for regis-procedures that required Kuroneko Mail to be collected bySince creating a jointly operated company in 1990, theLate-night flights between Japan’s Kanto region andtered customers to receive notification of parcel delivery

sales-drivers or brought directly to its handling centers. As aYamato Group and United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Hokkaido, operating since November 2003, have enabled

times and dates via e-mail. This Mail Notification Serviceresult, certain convenience stores began handling Kuroneko(UPS) have extended their network for the shipment ofYamato to launch Air Speed Takkyubin, a new next-day

also allows customers to change target delivery dates andMail from May 2004. And from July 2004, Seven-Elevensmall-lot freight to and from Japan worldwide—a step thatdelivery service. From July 2004, the service also began

times to fit their schedule. Previously, Yamato had

Japan Co., Ltd. has been offering Kuroneko Mail at its

has been yielding tangible results. The market environment,utilizing flights between the Kanto region and Kyushu. Until

launched a service in February 2002 that enabled parcel

10,000-store nationwide network, expanding this service

however, has changed in the 18 years since the companies

now, distance had proven a significant hurdle, making 2-day

senders requesting such to notify the recipient of impend-and making it readily available to customers across Japan.

first established ties, prompting Yamato and UPS to reas-service the only viable option for deliveries to Hokkaido,

ing delivery via e-mail. In response to strong demand toKyushu and surrounding regions. The long-awaited arrival of

make this kind of service available for all parcels, Yamato

late-night flights has finally allowed Yamato to extend its

enhanced its existing service by creating a systemservice area for next-day deliveries. Reducing delivery dates

sess their business arrangement. To make Yamato’sTakkyubin, Kuroneko Mail and the logistics service network

whereby recipients registered as users can receive e-mailYamato Establishes Yamato (Shanghai) Logistics Co., Ltd. as a Local Subsidiary in China

by a full day is solidifying Air Speed Takkyubin’s reputation

notification. In commercial-use parcels, this service is

In response to thetwo companies moved from a joint business contract to aas the delivery service to choose when time is of the es-

allowing customers, particularly mail-order companies, torising demand formore strategic business configuration.

sence. New delivery possibilities include official documents

raise the level of their own services and improve businesslogistics services

and other time-sensitive materials for business use, theefficiency, two points that have led to its widespread use.

as Japanese enter-

rated into three surviving entities, UPS Yamato Co., Ltd.

prises expand their(Yamato 50%, UPS 50%), UPS Yamato Express Co., Ltd.

business opera-(UPS 51%, Yamato 49%), and Yamato UPS International Air

tions in China,Cargo Co., Ltd. (UPS 49%, Yamato 51%; name changed todelivery of food products native to Hokkaido and Kyushu tothe Kanto region, and the shipment of components and raw
materials from the Kanto region to factories in Hokkaido,Kyushu and outlying areas.

Better Services via Kuroneko Mail andExpanded Cash Settlement and Service Countersavailable to a greater number of customers around theworld and to enhance the quality of services provided, theIn April 2000, the jointly operated company was sepa-Yamato Global Freight Co., Ltd. upon becoming a wholly

Yamato estabYamato (Shanghai) Logistics Co., Ltd.

owned subsidiary in 2002). Of the three, UPS Yamato Ex-Payment options for Kuroneko Mail were initially limited tolished a local

the conclusion of a prior contract and credit sales. To in-subsidiary in Shanghai called Yamato (Shanghai) Logistics

press Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS

crease customer convenience, Yamato received approvalCo., Ltd. that opened its doors in October 2003. The com-following the transfer of Yamato’s 49% share in the com-from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportpany acts as a hub for collecting goods and parts suppliedpany at the close of March 2003.

to alter the contract terms for Kuroneko Mail, making

from all over China, utilizing the Takkyubin network to offer

Yamato, from March 2004, the first in the industry to offer

logistics services for shipping to locations across Japan.

Just as under their previous tie-up, this new businessarrangement will permit Yamato to sell UPS services inJapan and to conduct domestic shipping operations utilizing
its finely tuned network.

Air Speed Takkyubin

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REVITALIZINGHighlights of the Year

Yamato Turns Late-Night Flights Into
Industry’s First Air Speed Takkyubin
ServiceYamato Launches e-Mail Delivery
Notification Servicecash settlement for this service to customers without anindividual service contract. At the same time, Yamato revised

Strategically Strengthening Business
Ties with UPS

Since July 2004, Yamato has made it possible for regis-procedures that required Kuroneko Mail to be collected bySince creating a jointly operated company in 1990, theLate-night flights between Japan’s Kanto region andtered customers to receive notification of parcel delivery

sales-drivers or brought directly to its handling centers. As a

Yamato Group and United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Hokkaido, operating since November 2003, have enabled

times and dates via e-mail. This Mail Notification Serviceresult, certain convenience stores began handling Kuroneko(UPS) have extended their network for the shipment ofYamato to launch Air Speed Takkyubin, a new next-day

also allows customers to change target delivery dates andMail from May 2004. And from July 2004, Seven-Elevensmall-lot freight to and from Japan worldwide—a step thatdelivery service. From July 2004, the service also began

times to fit their schedule. Previously, Yamato had

Japan Co., Ltd. has been offering Kuroneko Mail at its

has been yielding tangible results. The market environment,utilizing flights between the Kanto region and Kyushu. Until

launched a service in February 2002 that enabled parcel

10,000-store nationwide network, expanding this service

however, has changed in the 18 years since the companies

now, distance had proven a significant hurdle, making 2-day

senders requesting such to notify the recipient of impend-and making it readily available to customers across Japan.

first established ties, prompting Yamato and UPS to reas-service the only viable option for deliveries to Hokkaido,

ing delivery via e-mail. In response to strong demand toKyushu and surrounding regions. The long-awaited arrival of

make this kind of service available for all parcels, Yamato

late-night flights has finally allowed Yamato to extend its

enhanced its existing service by creating a systemservice area for next-day deliveries. Reducing delivery dates

sess their business arrangement. To make Yamato’s
Takkyubin, Kuroneko Mail and the logistics service networkwhereby recipients registered as users can receive e-mailYamato Establishes Yamato (Shanghai) Logistics Co., Ltd. as a Local Subsidiary in China

by a full day is solidifying Air Speed Takkyubin’s reputation

notification. In commercial-use parcels, this service is

In response to thetwo companies moved from a joint business contract to aas the delivery service to choose when time is of the es-

allowing customers, particularly mail-order companies, torising demand formore strategic business configuration.

sence. New delivery possibilities include official documentsraise the level of their own services and improve businesslogistics services

and other time-sensitive materials for business use, theefficiency, two points that have led to its widespread use.

as Japanese enter-

rated into three surviving entities, UPS Yamato Co., Ltd.

prises expand their(Yamato 50%, UPS 50%), UPS Yamato Express Co., Ltd.

business opera-(UPS 51%, Yamato 49%), and Yamato UPS International Air

tions in China,

Cargo Co., Ltd. (UPS 49%, Yamato 51%; name changed todelivery of food products native to Hokkaido and Kyushu tothe Kanto region, and the shipment of components and raw
materials from the Kanto region to factories in Hokkaido,
Kyushu and outlying areas.

Better Services via Kuroneko Mail andExpanded Cash Settlement and Service Countersavailable to a greater number of customers around theworld and to enhance the quality of services provided, theIn April 2000, the jointly operated company was sepa-

Yamato Global Freight Co., Ltd. upon becoming a wholly

Yamato estabYamato (Shanghai) Logistics Co., Ltd.

owned subsidiary in 2002). Of the three, UPS Yamato Ex-Payment options for Kuroneko Mail were initially limited tolished a local

the conclusion of a prior contract and credit sales. To in-subsidiary in Shanghai called Yamato (Shanghai) Logistics

press Co., Ltd. became a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS

crease customer convenience, Yamato received approvalCo., Ltd. that opened its doors in October 2003. The com-following the transfer of Yamato’s 49% share in the com-from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportpany acts as a hub for collecting goods and parts suppliedpany at the close of March 2003.

to alter the contract terms for Kuroneko Mail, making

from all over China, utilizing the Takkyubin network to offer

Yamato, from March 2004, the first in the industry to offer

logistics services for shipping to locations across Japan.

Just as under their previous tie-up, this new businessarrangement will permit Yamato to sell UPS services inJapan and to conduct domestic shipping operations utilizing
its finely tuned network.

Air Speed Takkyubin

16

YAMATO TRANSPORT CO., LTD.

Annual Report 2004

YAMATO TRANSPORT CO., LTD.

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