Japan's post office has marked the anniversary of each passing decade with the release of a commemorative set of stamps. But it is a gesture that is no longer reciprocated. This year, a group of ...

Japan Post Co. will start selling commemorative stamp sheets on June 23 to honor the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the postal service announced on March 25. The 84-yen stamps will be ...

Now ubiquitous in many of Japan’s 9,000 stations, the first eki stamp appeared in 1931 at Fukui station near the Sea of Japan coast, where stationmaster Kanichi Tominaga hit upon the idea of a ...

Beloved by visitors and oshi-tetsu (train-stamp nerds) alike, collecting them as you make your way around Japan is easy and free, and results in a unique and lasting record of your journey.

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about postal rate hikes in Japan. Question: I hear postcard and stamp prices have gone up from this month. Is that true?