is one of Japan's largest door-to-door delivery service companies, with a market share of 41%, competing closely with

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and

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. Their head office is in Ginza, Tokyo. The company's trademarked term for their express door-to-door delivery service, was used, with permission, in the original Japanese title of (in which Yamato is a co-producer) instead of the generic term . ''Takkyūbin'' is sometimes used in Japan as a generic term for all express home delivery services, but the company defends the trademark to avoid it becoming genericized. The company's logo is a yellow oval with a black

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carrying her kitten in her mouth, symbolizing the company's promise that they take care of items entrusted to them as though the items were their own family. The company is often colloquially referred to as 黒ねこ (''Kuroneko'') which means "black cat" in Japanese. The logo is as familiar in Japan as the

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logo is in the United States. The logo was developed by founder Yasuomi Ogura.

Gallery

Yamato Holdings headquarters, at Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo (2019-01-02) 04.jpg, The headquarters of Yamato Holdings and Yamato Transport. Toyota QD200 201.JPG, A Yamato Toyota Quick Delivery delivery truck Suzuki Carry 007.JPG, A Yamato Suzuki Carry delivery truck Alexius East Timor Hilfslieferung Schulbus.jpg, Yamato Transport donated this bus to East Timor. It is used there as school bus.

References

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Yamato Holdings Annual Report 2008
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Yamato Holdings Annual Report 2019
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