Japan Transport Safety Board


The Japan Transport Safety Board is Japan's authority for establishing transportation safety. It is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It is housed in the in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
The agency formed on October 1, 2008 as a merger between the Japan Marine Accident Inquiry Agency and the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission.
the chairperson is Nobuo Takeda.

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