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Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States

(www.post.japanpost.jp)
346 points Kye | 4 comments | 25 Aug 25 17:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.882s | source
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timr ◴[25 Aug 25 18:17 UTC] No.45017023[source]▶
Title is not accurate. They're allowing personal shipments under $100, and the rest can be shipped via their UGX service.

It sounds like JP doesn't want to deal with the customs paperwork at scale (edit: also the deposits).

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1. Kye ◴[25 Aug 25 18:28 UTC] No.45017188[source]▶
I couldn't find a way to fit all that in the title, so I got 99% there and clarified in the first post. The title still has more resolution toward the full detail than the original title.
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2. timr ◴[25 Aug 25 18:33 UTC] No.45017265[source]▶
Yeah, it's literally the same as the title on the page so I get it, but unfortunately it's a hot-button political issue and people are eager to misinterpret.

I'd suggest something like: "Japan Post stops accepting US shipments over $100."

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3. Kye ◴[25 Aug 25 18:42 UTC] No.45017391[source]▶
I did that with a slight change: "Japan Post to temporarily stop shipments to US over $100"

To emphasize that it's not in effect yet and that it's to, not from.

edit: Someone went and reverted it to something less clear than everything else

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4. pjjpo ◴[27 Aug 25 13:05 UTC] No.45039109{3}[source]▶
FWIW I came in from RSS and am glad to see the better title. Maybe not ideal, but as someone living in Japan, I can see what the official title was trying, but failing, to convey. But it is what it is and probably the best in this case. The move itself seems good on both sides since proper logistics from Asia to US has been strong for a long time, there shouldn't really be a strong need for personal shipment of goods.