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Season 4 Episode 30: The Post Office That Never Sleeps

More and more these days, people communicate via texting, social media and email. Yet there are some who rush into the Shinjuku Post Office, a giant establishment in Tokyo open 24/7, at all hours of the day or night, with something that simply must be sent by post. Some want to send a special present to a special someone far away; others need a postmark to fix eligibility for an application process; others still are rushing to meet a deadline for submitting a résumé. We camp out by the counters to learn not only the "what", but the "why".

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

17

Episodes:

504

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

25 min

First Air:

2006

Rating:

8.5