# Japan Post EMS to U.S., how fast?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-post-ems-to-u-s-how-fast/485240>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-post-ems-to-u-s-how-fast/485240 "2009-02-10T16:50:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sandlegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@Sandlegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandlegs)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-post-ems-to-u-s-how-fast/485240/1 "2009-02-10T16:50:41Z")

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I need a letter to reach Illinois from Okinawa, Japan. Does anyone have the experience or any idea how fast the delivery could take place? I can’t find much on the goog. On Japan Post’s website they quote 1-2 days for China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, but not other locations.

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japan-post-ems-to-u-s-how-fast/485240/2 "2009-02-10T17:04:42Z")

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4-5 days seem typical, in my experience, for Tokyo to the US. If you need a faster guaranteed service you should consider FedEx.