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What international document shipping companies are most popular in Japan?

I need to send a few legal documents back and forth between Nebraska and Japan (not sure which city in Japan). I could use UPS, DHL, FedEx, or USPS. I know that all ship there at comparable rates and times, but which methods are most commonly used in Japan?

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1. china shipping
2. Try EMS.
3. You can use UPS, DHL, FedEx, or USPS. Those companies have partner offices and operations in Japan. Basically it is transparent to you. If you use FedEx for example, the documents will arrive at the destination and will require signature of the recipient. I have documents sent to Japan from the US all the time. I have even had packages sent from to my home in Japan via the USPS. It is all reliable and transparent for you.
4. DHL has a good presence in Japan, and the major cities do have FedEx. Many people use the regular Post Office. Japan Post is very reliable, remember, the USPS (United States Postal Service) only handles the mail on the USA side, so if you send something by USPS, once it arrives in Japan, anything from the USPS is handed off to Japan Post for delivery in Japan. The only thing you have to remember is when the USPS gives you a guaranteed time delivery, its talking in US days and times, so if you send Global/International Express Mail with a scheduled delivery date of say March 1, it will be March 1 US time, but maybe March 2 Japan time. Otherwise all services should be reliable.