Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (郵政省, Yūsei-shō) was one of the ministries in the Japanese government. It was formed on 1 August 1952 by the merger of the Ministry of Postal Services^[1] (郵政省) and the Ministry of Telecommunications^[2] (電気通信省), which themselves superseded the Ministry of Communications (逓信省, Teishin-shō) from 1 April 1946.

Head Office, Chiyoda, Tokyo

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

郵政省 Yūsei-shō
Agency overview
Formed	April 1, 1949 (1949-04-01)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Communications Ministry of Posts Ministry of Telecommunications
Dissolved	January 5, 2001 (2001-01-05)
Superseding agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Jurisdiction	Japan
Headquarters	Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Parent agency	Government of Japan
Website	Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

The ministry introduced the POSIVA system for giving aid to foreign countries in January 1991.^[3]

In January 2001, the ministry was merged with other ministries to form the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The Postal Services Agency, under the new ministry, continued the POSIVA program.^[3]