TOKYO -- A swelling volume of parcels and an acute labor shortage are making Japan's delivery services increasingly difficult to operate.
Rising parcel volume, severe labor shortage making logistics systems difficult to maintain

At this distribution center of Yamato Transport in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, parcels of other logistics companies are delivered collectively.
TOKYO -- A swelling volume of parcels and an acute labor shortage are making Japan's delivery services increasingly difficult to operate.