Message from the President

Into the Future: Supporting Society and Pioneering New Ways of Delivery

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your continued support of Yamato Transport.

Since my appointment as President and Representative Director in April 2025, I have visited our frontline operations across Japan. Through these visits, I have reaffirmed the true value of our greatest strengths: our nationwide logistics network and the dedicated people who support it.

On January 20 of this year, we celebrated a major milestone: the 50th anniversary of the launch of Takkyubin, our core business. From handling just 11 packages in 1976, Takkyubin has grown into what it is today solely thanks to the long-standing support and nurturing from our customers and local partners. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you all.

The logistics environment is undergoing rapid changes. We face numerous challenges, including smaller and more frequent deliveries driven by the expansion of e-commerce, as well as a decline in transportation capacity resulting from a falling birthrate, aging population, and depopulation. However, regardless of the era, the foundation of our company remains the spirit of "management by all," where every employee thinks and acts with a sense of ownership.

This fiscal year, we will further advance the three pillars I established upon taking office: "Improving the customer experience," "Realizing sustainable logistics," and "Creating a workplace where our employees and all who work with us can thrive." Alongside this, we will place an even greater focus on evolving our business structure.

Specifically, we will accelerate our support for corporate business expansion, contributing to the total optimization of our customers' supply chains. We will achieve this by maximizing our expertise and network in the corporate business (contract logistics) and global domains, which are positioned as growth areas in our Medium-Term Management Plan.

While building this robust business foundation, we will also earnestly tackle increasingly complex social issues. However, these are not challenges we can solve alone. We believe solutions can only be realized through "co-creation"—collaborating deeply with our business partners and government bodies, and pooling our collective wisdom. Together with our partners, we will build new business models that simultaneously generate economic and social value, such as reducing environmental impact through logistics optimization and establishing rapid support systems for disaster relief.

All of this is to ensure that we can continue to deliver the "ordinary, everyday life" our customers rely on, tomorrow and into the future.

Logistics is an essential social infrastructure that supports people's lives and the economy. As long as our customers are building their lives in their communities, we have a responsibility to support them through logistics. Embracing our mission to carry this vital lifeline into the future, we will contribute to the realization of a more affluent and sustainable society.

We sincerely ask for your continued patronage and support for Yamato Transport.

April 1, 2026
Seiichi Awa
President and Representative Director
Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.