The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (文部省, Monbu-shō, lit. Ministry of Letters) was a former Japanese government ministry. Its headquarters were in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[1]

The Ministry of Education was created in 1871. It merged with the Science and Technology Agency [ja] (科学技術庁, Kagaku-gijutsu-chō) into the new Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) on January 6, 2001.[2]

References

  1. ^ "教育行政に対するご意見." Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture. March 2, 2000. Retrieved on January 11, 2019. "担当 文部省大臣官房総務課広報室 〒１００－００１３　東京都千代田区霞が関３－２－２ "
  2. ^ "Chronology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT)." Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on January 11, 2019.

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