Japan Transport Safety Board
![]() Yotsuya Tower , where the agency has its headquarters | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 2008 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
Headquarters | 15th Floor, Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (160-0004) |
Website | www |
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The Japan Transport Safety Board (運輸安全委員会, Un'yu Anzen Iinkai, JTSB) 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).[1]
As of 2020[update] the chairperson is Nobuo Takeda (武田 展雄, Takeda Nobuo).[2]
Administrative affairs
[edit]The headquarters is currently in the Yotsuya Tower (四谷タワー) in Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo.[3]
The headquarters was previously in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.[4][5]
Logo
[edit]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.[6]
Air accident investigations
[edit]- Japan Airlines 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)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Establishment of the JTSB." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
- ^ "Greetings from New Chairperson" (PDF). Annual Report 2019. Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved 2020-01-21. - the document refers to Takeda by his family name first, as "TAKEDA Nobuo". His name in Japanese characters is here
- ^ "Home (English)". Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
Japan Transport Safety Board Secretariat 15th Floor, YOTSUYA TOWER, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (160-0004)
- Japanese address: "〒160-0004 東京都新宿区四谷一丁目6番1号 四谷タワー15 階" - ^ "Ministry Access by Public Transportation." (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"
- ^ "Home." (English) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013. "2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (100-8918)" Japanese address: "〒100-8918 東京都千代田区霞が関2-1-2"
- ^ "Logo." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Japan Transport Safety Board (in English)
- Japan Transport Safety Board (in Japanese)