Japan govt to sell down about 1.03b Japan Post shares

Japan govt to sell down about 1.03b Japan Post shares

FILE PHOTO: A Japan Post mailbox is seen in Osaka October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White

Japan will this month sell up to 1.03 billion Japan Post Holdings shares, which at Wednesday’s closing price would be worth 952 billion yen ($8.52 billion), a filing showed, to help with rebuilding areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.