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Japan Transport Safety Board

Yotsuya Tower [ja], where the agency has its headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	2008
Jurisdiction	Government of Japan
Headquarters	15th Floor, Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (160-0004)
Website	www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html

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).

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

Administrative affairs

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

The headquarters was previously in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office [ja] 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.

See also

• Japan Civil Aviation Bureau

References

1. "Establishment of the JTSB." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
2. "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
3. "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"
4. "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"
5. "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"
6. "Logo." (Archive) Japan Transport Safety Board. Retrieved on April 27, 2013.

External links

• Japan Transport Safety Board (in English)
• Japan Transport Safety Board (in Japanese)

• Transport disasters in Japan
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Rail accident investigators
• Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
• 2008 establishments in Japan
• Transport organizations based in Japan
• Government agencies established in 2008