Handling of mail in Asian countries/territories during the Lunar New Year period |
January 26, 2026
Please note that there may be delays in deliveries of postal items because of holidays associated with the Lunar New Year period in the following Asian countries/territories.
Our acceptance of various international mail items may be temporarily suspended due to the ongoing reduction in transportation capacity to various countries and territories. For details on the latest status concerning the acceptance of mail items destined to countries and territories worldwide and information about delivery delays of mail items and other matters, please check here and here.
|
Country/ Territory |
Period |
Exchange Office Operations1 |
Customs Operations2 |
Delivery Operations |
Inquiry Operations3 |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | Mon., Feb 16 - Wed., Feb 18 | × | × | × | × | |
| China | Sun., Feb 15 - Mon., Feb 23 | ○ | △ | ○ | ○ | Customs operating days and hours may be reduced. |
| Taiwan | Sat., Feb 14 - Sun., Feb 22 | △ | △ | △ | × | Only EMS service will be available as usual. |
| Hong Kong | Tue., Feb 17 - Thu., Feb 19 | △ | △ | × | × | Only certain inbound air mail services will be available. |
| Macau | Mon., Feb 16 - Thu., Feb 19 | △ | △ | △ | △ | Services will be available only in the morning of Feb. 16 |
| Malaysia | Tue., Feb 17 - Wed., Jan 18 | × | × | × | × | |
| Singapore | Tue., Feb 17 - Wed., Feb 18 | ○ | △ | × | × | Only EMS and Parcel services will be available as usual. |
| Vietnam | Sat., Feb 14 - Sun., Feb 22 | × | × | × | × |
○…handled △…partial handling ×…not handled
Notes:
- Exchange office operations refer to the processing of international postal items sent from Japan or items addressed to Japan.
- Customs operations refer to customs clearance for international postal items.
- Inquiry operations refer to tracking and investigation for international postal items.
