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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 theWayback Machine (archive index)

TheMinistry of Posts and Telecommunications (郵政省,Yūsei-shō) was one of theministries in theJapanese 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of the Ministry of Postal Services^[1] (郵政省) and the Ministry of Telecommunications^[2] (電気通信省), which themselves superseded theMinistry of Communications (逓信省,Teishin-shō) from 1 April 1946.

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

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

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