"Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to sell shares in an initial public offering by October 2015 as the country's biggest deposit-holder moves closer toward exiting government control.....Japan Post Holdings, now wholly owned by the government with net assets of about ¥11 trillion, will incrementally slash the ratio of government-owned equity stakes to one-third."
Source:Japan Post planning ¥4 trillion IPO
Sat October 27th, 2012.
Japan Times