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|} was a government-owned corporation in Japan, that existed from 2003 � 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. It had over 400,000 employees and ran 24,700 post offices throughout Japan and was the nation's largest employer. One third of all Japanese government employees worked for Japan Post. As of 2005, the president of the company was Masaharu Ikuta, formerly chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. Japan Post ran the world's largest postal savings system and was often said to be the largest holder of personal savings in the world: with ¥224 trillion ($2.1 trillion) of household assets in its yū-cho savings accounts and ¥126 trillion ($1.2 trillion) of household assets in its kampo life insurance services, its holdings account for 25 percent of household assets in Japan. Japan Post also held about ¥140 trillion (one fifth) of the Japanese national debt in the form of government bonds. On October 1, 2007 Japan Post was privatized following fierce political debate that was settled by the 2005 general election. After the privatization, the Japan Post Group companies operate the postal business. |
![Part of the final project for my Colonial Identities in Japanese Literature class. I wanted to illustrate the complexities of the Japan-United States relationship and the evolving ways that violence has affected this dynamic. Through making a music video which incorporates a basic historical narrative, I tried to better understand and articulate contemporary Japanese national identity. The project is meant to explore this identity through the lens of globalization, specifically in terms of Japan's relationship with the United States since WWII. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEDIA USED IN VIDEO [+approx 3 secs to everything 'cause I added a title clip] SONG: Shugo Tokumaru - "Paparazzi" www.shugotokumaru.com 0:00 - "HD 3D Earth Spinning in After Effects CS3" by youtube user a05pshar. No other info given. www.youtube.com 0:01 - Opening clip from the animated film "Cardcaptor Sakura" by Kohmi Hirose www.youtube.com 0:05 Used clips from this throughout the video- "History with Dade: Episode 2" by Dade W. Bell. www.historywithdade.com 0:10 - Clip from "A Countree" by Hwa Chong Institution of Singapore. www.youtube.com 0:14 - Clips from "Sankichi the Monkey: Shock Troops" [ãç¿ã®ä¸åï½çªæé] Japanese silent animation from 1934, directed by Mitsuyo Seo. www.youtube.com 0:17 - I made this map animation, clearly it's not perfect, the coloring/timing of Hokkaido makes no sense, but I did my best! 0:23 - Clip from "WWII Cartoon USA Air Power" posted by youtube user Librarian74112. No other info <b>...</b>](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rg8CELV4M9A/0.jpg)
