implemented a significant revision to postage and handling fees starting Oct. 1. The postcard rate was raised from 63 yen to 85 yen (from roughly 44 cents to 59 cents), and the rate for standard ...

The cost of sending a postcard will be raised to 85 yen ... Charges for Letter Pack parcels, express deliveries and non-standard size mail will go up, too. Standard-size letters weighing ...

It describes the strong reaction of public opinion against the first major postage hike in 38 years, which brought the price of a standard postcard from 1.5 sen (sen is an old currency unit ...