Japan Post's mail service makes profit for 2nd straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post President Masaharu Ikuta briefs reporters on his corporation's business results for fiscal 2004 at a press conference on May 25. Japan Post's mail delivery service made a profit for the second straight year in the year, a result expected to help those against the government's plan to privatize the public entity.

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