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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).
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 |
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]
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]
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]
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