The postal system has been on the path toward privatization, but a recent Cabinet decision to double the ceiling on postal savings accounts and maintain a large government share in the postal group has turned the clock back on reform.
Here are some questions and answers regarding the largest financial institution in Japan and, in terms of deposits, the biggest bank in the world:
What is the current situation?
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