Japan Transport Safety Board

Logo of the Japan Transport Safety Board
2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office, the building which houses the agency

Japan Transport Safety Board (運輸安全委員会 Un'yu Anzen Iinkai, JTSB) is Japan's authority for establishing transportation safety. It is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]

The agency began on October 1, 2008 as a merger between the Japan Marine Accident Inquiry Agency (JMAIA) and the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC).[3]

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.[4]

Air accident investigations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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"
  2. ↑ "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"
  3. ↑ "Establishment of the JTSB." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Logo." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013.
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