Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)
Japanese government ministry
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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merger of the Ministry of Postal Services[1] (郵政省) and the Ministry of Telecommunications[2] (電気通信省), which themselves superseded the Ministry of Communications (逓信省, Teishin-shō) from 1 April 1946.
FormedApril 1, 1949
Preceding agencies
- Ministry of Communications
- Ministry of Posts
- Ministry of Telecommunications
DissolvedJanuary 5, 2001
Superseding agency
| 郵政省 Yūsei-shō | |
.svg) The Japanese postal mark, which served as the ministry's logo | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 1, 1949 |
Preceding agencies |
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| Dissolved | January 5, 2001 |
Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction |  Japan |
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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]
