Announced details
Frozen meal delivery, shopping assistance, daily meals, meals for seniors, meals for dual-income households and working-age people
One-plate meals contain at least 16g of protein and 5g of dietary fibre per meal, with no more than 2.2g of salt equivalent.
Entered into a capital and business alliance on 4 August 2025 and jointly developed “post chef.”
Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Koike Shinya (小池信也). Japan Post has a nationwide network of approximately 24,000 post offices.
Post office counters nationwide and selected post office outlets. Orders and delivery addresses are limited to Japan, excluding some remote islands and mountainous areas.
Subscription course: from ¥505 per meal (14-meal set). One-time purchase course: from ¥667 per meal (14-meal set). Example prices: ¥7,072 for a 14-meal subscription set (¥9,072 from the second order onward), and ¥9,342 for a 14-meal one-time purchase set (¥9,842 from the second order onward). Tax and shipping included.
The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.
KURADASHI.Co.,Ltd., "KURADASHI enters into a capital and business alliance with Japan Post Co., Ltd." (4 August 2025)
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, “Future Estimates of the Number of Households in Japan” (FY2024 estimates)
Government Public Relations Online, “Voluntary Surrender of a Driver’s Licence” / National Police Agency data
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “The Current State of Regional Public Transportation” (June 2025)
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, “The Status of Dual-Income Households” (April 2025 issue of Business Labor Trend)
Japan Post Group, “JP Plan 2028” (May 2026)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Post office frozen home-delivered meals "post chef (Post Chef)", One-plate meals, Side-dish pouches |
| Counterparty | Japan Post Co., Ltd. |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Koike Shinya (小池信也). Japan Post has a nationwide network of approximately 24,000 post offices. |
| Relationship with the Company | Entered into a capital and business alliance on 4 August 2025 and jointly developed “post chef.” |
| Offering price | Subscription course: from ¥505 per meal (14-meal set). One-time purchase course: from ¥667 per meal (14-meal set). Example prices: ¥7,072 for a 14-meal subscription set (¥9,072 from the second order onward), and ¥9,342 for a 14-meal one-time purchase set (¥9,842 from the second order onward). Tax and shipping included. |
| Contract Date | 4 August 2025 (capital and business alliance) |
| Launch date | 8 October 2026 (already launched) |
| Applicable area | Frozen meal delivery, shopping assistance, daily meals, meals for seniors, meals for dual-income households and working-age people |
| Location | Post office counters nationwide and selected post office outlets. Orders and delivery addresses are limited to Japan, excluding some remote islands and mountainous areas. |
| Location scale | Japan Post’s nationwide network of approximately 24,000 post offices |
| Quantitative Effects | One-plate meals contain at least 16g of protein and 5g of dietary fibre per meal, with no more than 2.2g of salt equivalent. |
| Source | KURADASHI.Co.,Ltd., "KURADASHI enters into a capital and business alliance with Japan Post Co., Ltd." (4 August 2025), National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, “Future Estimates of the Number of Households in Japan” (FY2024 estimates), Government Public Relations Online, “Voluntary Surrender of a Driver’s Licence” / National Police Agency data, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “The Current State of Regional Public Transportation” (June 2025), Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, “The Status of Dual-Income Households” (April 2025 issue of Business Labor Trend), Japan Post Group, “JP Plan 2028” (May 2026) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To provide meal options for seniors who feel uncertain about shopping and planning meals, as well as busy dual-income households and working-age people, by leveraging Japan Post’s post office network and Kuradashi’s expertise in food.