= 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. <> ---- == Structure == ---- == History == The '''Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts, and Telecommunications''' was created from a 2001 merger of the [[Japan/MinistryOfHomeAffairs|Ministry of Home Affairs]], the '''Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications''' ('''郵政省'''), and the '''Management and Coordination Agency''' ('''総務庁'''). 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