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merger of the Ministry of Postal Services[1] (郵政省) and the Ministry of Telecommunications[2] (電気通信省), which themselves superseded the Ministry of Communications (逓信省, Teishin-shō) from 1 April 1946.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.

The Postal Services Agency, under the new ministry, continued the POSIVA program.

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