Frequently Asked Questions about Nippon Express (FAQ)

• Q1: When was your company established?
• Q2: What does the "Express" in Nippon Express mean?
• Q3: What services does your company offer?
• Q4: What is your business strategy for the future?
• Q5: How extensive is your overseas network?
• Q6: How many affiliate companies do you have?
• Q7: What is "modal shift"?
• Q8: How many Pelican packages do you handle?
• Q9: How many household/office removals do you handle?

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October 1, 1937; its predecessor was founded in 1872.

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It refers to our integrated door-to-door handling of cargo forwarded by railway transport from the shipper to the recipient.

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Our services extend across nearly the entire range of logistics, including motor freight transport, railway forwarding, marine transport, air freight forwarding, and warehousing.

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We will step up our efforts in international transport, one of our company's strengths, as we aim to be a global logistics company with a high reputation for designing and proposing optimal logistics services that meet the supply chain and 3PL needs of customers expanding their businesses worldwide.

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We have 340 business locations in 196 cities in 37 countries around the world, staffed 14,415 employees (as of March 31, 2007).

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• World wide Nippon Express Companies

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We have 300 subsidiaries and 56 overseas affiliate companies (as of March 31, 2007) engaged in forwarding, sales, and other operations both inside and outside Japan.

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Modal shift is a shift in transport modes to highly energy-efficient means such as railway or marine transport to avoid the adverse consequences of excessive reliance on truck transport. Our company is quite pro-active in this area as well.

• Modal Shift

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In FY2006, the Company handled 342.87 million Pelican packages.

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In FY2006, the Company handed 587 thousand removals.