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Japan Transport Safety Board

Japanese government commission

Summary

Japanese government commission

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name	Japan Transport Safety Board
logo	JapanTransportSBLogo.PNG
image	CO･MO･RE YOTSUYA 200313a.jpg
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formed	2008
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jurisdiction	Government of Japan
headquarters	15th Floor, Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (160-0004)
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中央合同庁舎第2号館}}, a building which housed the agency

The Japan Transport Safety Board is Japan's authority for establishing transportation safety (excluding related United States Forces Japan). It is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).

The agency formed on October 1, 2008 as a merger between the Japan Marine Accident Inquiry Agency (JMAIA) and the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC).

the chairperson is Nobuo Takeda.

Administrative affairs

The headquarters is currently in the (四谷タワー) in Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo.

The headquarters was previously in the in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Logo

In March 2012, the JTSB adopted a logo. The sphere represents the desire to carry out investigations of accidents and to maintain independence and fairness. The lines around the sphere represent the air, land, and sea. The blue-green color of the sphere represents safety.

Air accident investigations

Japan Air Lines Flight 123
China Airlines Flight 120
FedEx Express Flight 80
Asiana Airlines Flight 162
Korean Air Flight 2708
2024 Haneda Airport runway collision (ongoing as of 3 January)

Other than that, responsible for investigating other non-United States Forces Japan accidents.

References

"[http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html Establishment of the JTSB]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120419192923/http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html Archive]) ''Japan Transport Safety Board''. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
"Greetings from New Chairperson". Japan Transport Safety Board.
"Home (English)". Japan Transport Safety Board.
"[http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/soumu/pdf/address.pdf Ministry Access by Public Transportation]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120421041323/http://www.soumu.go.jp/english/soumu/pdf/address.pdf Archive]) ''[[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications]]''. Retrieved on April 6, 2009. "Address: 2nd Bldg. of the Central Common Government Office, 2-1-2, Kasumigaseski{{sic, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8926, Japan"
"[http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html Home]." (English) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013. "2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (100-8918)" [http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/index.html Japanese address]: "〒100-8918　東京都千代田区霞が関2-1-2"
"[http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/symbol.html Logo]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130324023510/http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/symbol.html Archive]) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013.

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