Japan Transport Safety Board

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Japan Transport Safety Board
Agency overview
Formed2008
JurisdictionGovernment of Japan
Headquarters15th Floor, YOTSUYA TOWER, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (160-0004)
Websitewww.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html
2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office [ja], the building which houses the agency

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). It is housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office [ja] in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.[1][2]

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).[3]

As of 2020 the chairperson is Nobuo Takeda (武田 展雄, Takeda Nobuo).[4]

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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.[5]

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  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. ^ "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
  5. ^ "Logo." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013.

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