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The cumulative shares acquired amount to 154,279,500 shares with an acquisition cost of 229,901,194,650 yen.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Share Buyback\nJapan Post Co., Ltd. acquired 6,071,900 shares of common stock through transactions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's trading market during the period from January 1 to January 31, 2026, at a total price of 11,041,735,600 yen. This acquisition was conducted under the share buyback authorization resolved by the board of directors on May 15, 2025 (authorization limit: 250,000,000 shares, acquisition price limit: 250 billion yen, acquisition period: August 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026).\n\n### Cumulative Acquisition Status and Impact on Shareholders\nAs of January 31, 2026, the cumulative number of shares acquired reached 154,279,500 shares, with a total acquisition cost of 229,901,194,650 yen. The number of shares acquired is capped at approximately 8.4% of the total issued shares. This is part of the capital policy aimed at enhancing shareholder value. Going forward, Japan Post plans to continue acquiring treasury stock appropriately while monitoring market trends.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total Number of Shares Acquired: 6,071,900 shares (Unknown)\nTotal Acquisition Price of Shares: 11,041,735,600 yen (Unknown)\nAcquisition Period: January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#JapanPostCoLtd, #ShareBuyback, #CapitalPolicy","jir_key_figures":"Total number of shares acquired (January 1 to January 31, 2026): 6,071,900 shares\nTotal acquisition price of shares (January 1 to January 31, 2026): 11,041,735,600 yen\nCumulative number of shares acquired (as of January 31, 2026): 154,279,500 shares","jir_meta_title":"Japan Post Co., Ltd. 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