The was a commission belonging to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)

The , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government. It is responsible for one-third of all the laws and orders in Japan and the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, as well as the second-largest organ of the Japanese government after the Ministry of Defense...

. Commission members are appointed by the transport minister

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)

The , or , is the Cabinet of Japan member in charge of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Takeshi Maeda is the current minister.-External links:*...

 to research causes of aircraft and railway accidents and to suggest improvements to prevent similar accidents in future. It was housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigasaeki in Chiyoda

Chiyoda, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

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It was founded in 1974 as Aircraft Accidents Investigation Commission, following the All Nippon Airways Flight 58

All Nippon Airways Flight 58

All Nippon Airways Flight 58 was a Boeing 727-281 airliner, JA8329, that collided with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-86F fighter jet, 92-7932, while en route from Chitose Airport in Sapporo to Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo on 30 July 1971 at 2:04 local time. All 162 of those on board...

 Shizukuishi aircraft accident on July 30, 1971 and the Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 64

Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 64

Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 533, registration JA8764, was a NAMC YS-11A-217 en route from Chitose Airport near Sapporo, Japan to Hakodate Airport. The plane left Chitose Airport on a scheduled flight at 08:30. After arriving in Hakodate airspace, the plane was descending below 1800 metres when it...

 accident.

After a train accident occurred on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

The is a metro line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro located in Tokyo, Japan. The line was named after the district of Hibiya, under which it passes.-Overview:The Hibiya Line runs between in Meguro and in Adachi...

 on March 8, 2000 the former AAIC was restructured to ARAIC to also deal with railway accidents.

Japan Transport Safety Board

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.The agency began on October 1, 2008 as a merger between the Japan Marine Accident Inquiry Agency and the Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation...

 began on October 1, 2008 as a merger between the Japan Marine Accident Inquiry Agency

Japan Marine Accident Inquiry Agency

was a body of the Japanese government that investigated accidents regarding boats and other marine equipment.It was housed in the 2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office at 2-1-2 Kasumigasaeki in Chiyoda, Tokyo...

(JMAIA) and the ARAIC.

External links

• AIRAIC in English (Archive)
• ARAIC in Japanese (Archive)