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merger of the Ministry of Postal Services[1] (郵政省) and the Ministry of Telecommunications[2] (電気通信省), which themselves superseded the Ministry of Communications (逓信省, Teishin-shō) from 1 April 1946.

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
郵政省
Yūsei-shō
Agency overview
FormedApril 1, 1949 (1949-04-01)
Preceding agencies
DissolvedJanuary 5, 2001 (2001-01-05)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Japan
HeadquartersChiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Parent agencyGovernment of Japan
WebsiteMinistry of Posts and Telecommunications at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Head Office, Chiyoda, Tokyo

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Ministry of Postal Services Establishment Law" (PDF). Official Gazette (EXTRA No. 45). Government Printing Bureau: 1. 15 December 1948.
  2. ^ "The Ministry of Telecommunications Establishment Law" (PDF). Official Gazette (EXTRA No. 45). Government Printing Bureau: 9. 15 December 1948.
  3. ^ a b "POSIVA portraits". Look Japan. March 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2001. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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