The Japanese government is considering using post offices to stockpile disaster supplies, such as food, water and bedding, with an eye to delivering them to evacuation areas in the event of a disaster, government sources said.The government is seeking to utilize post offices' nationwide delivery network, which also reaches underpopulated areas, to help maintain services for residents at a time when many municipalities are struggling with shrinking populations.Under the plan, local governments will use post offices as storage bases and keep disaster relief goods in empty spaces, and have the…READ FULL ARTICLE
