| 郵政省 Yūsei-shō |
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| Formed | April 1, 1946 |
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| Dissolved | January 5, 2001 |
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| Headquarters | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent agency | Government of Japan |
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. In 2001, the ministry was merged with other ministries to form the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.