page_title: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)
hierarchical_section_title: Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Japan)
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 日本郵便本社ビル、旧郵政省。東京都千代田区霞が関。
context_page_description: The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was one of the ministries in the Japanese government. Ministry was resulted as merger of Ministry of Posts and Ministry of Telecommunications on 1 August 1982, which were superseding Ministry of Communications from 1 April 1946.
  The ministry introduced the POSIVA system for giving aid to foreign countries in January 1991.
  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.
context_section_description: The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (郵政省, Yūsei-shō) was one of the ministries in the Japanese government. Ministry was resulted as merger of Ministry of Posts (郵政省) and Ministry of Telecommunications (電気通信省) on 1 August 1982, which were superseding 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.
  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.
caption: Head Office, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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