The Story of Japan Post's Logo

I'm sort of embarrassed to admit that I never considered why the logo for Japan Post looks the way it does. I honestly think I that I assumed it was from a kana involved in the name. While that is probably partially true, this post over on Spoon & Tamago has a concise rundown on where the iconic red "T" with its extra crossbar originated. "[T]o summarize the various theories, the original T was likely taken from the first letter of the ministry’s name: Teishinshou. However, this was problematic for several reasons. It was too simple and, more importantly, the letter T was already a universally accepted postal code for insufficient postage. So the T needed to be changed." You can read the full article here.

P.S. Thanks to Member Kimberly for the tip about this tidbit of postal history.