Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)

Japanese government ministry

Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Posts
Ministry of Telecommunications

DissolvedJanuary 5, 2001 (2001-01-05)Superseding agency

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Jurisdiction

JapanHeadquartersChiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanParent agencyGovernment of JapanWebsiteMinistry of Posts and Telecommunications at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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of the Ministry of Postal Services^[1] (郵政省) and the Ministry of Telecommunications^[2] (電気通信省), which themselves superseded the Ministry of Communications (逓信省, Teishin-shō) from 1 April 1946.

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

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

External links

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (in Japanese)

Telecommunications

History