= Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications = The '''Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications''' ('''総務省''', ''Soumu shou'') is the [[Japan/Ministries|ministry]] responsible for the administrative system. It manages local governments, elections, services, and governmental statistics. <> ---- == Composition == TODO: learn some governance! ---- == History == In 2001, the ministries of [[Japan/MinistryOfHomeAffairs|home affairs]] and '''posts and telecommunications''' ('''郵政省''') were merged, along with the '''Management and Coordination Agency''' ('''総務庁'''). These were reformed into a '''ministry of public management, home affairs, posts, and telecommunications'''. In 2004, after the '''Postal Services Agency''' had been privatized into [[Japan/Post|Japan Post]], the ministry was renamed to the '''ministry of internal affairs and communications'''. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryTodoLearnGovernment