Postman Spotlight!!
Today, Feb 8th, is Post Office Symbol day! It's different from merely a postmark--in Japan, the symbol 〒 represents the post office and any kind of related postal service, including postal worker uniforms. So when you have postal code (or in the US, a zip code) it is always preceded by the 〒 symbol. The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949) announced the symbol in the year Meiji 20 (1887). Originally, it was just a "T" as in Japanese the Ministry of Communications and Transportation starts with "Teishin"... but then they decided to take the first character (テ, Te) and designed it into 〒.
Today's Spotlight is about the postman who travels to deliver your mail regardless of rain or shine! There are so many ways to deliver mail... check them out!
Today's Spotlight is about the postman who travels to deliver your mail regardless of rain or shine! There are so many ways to deliver mail... check them out!
