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The is a museum and educational center operated by Japan Airlines to promote airline safety. It is located on the second floor of the on the grounds of Tokyo International Airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan.〔〔"(Safety Promotion Center )." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.〕 The center estimates that its facility is within five minutes walking distance from the Tokyo Monorail Seibijō Station.〔 A major objective of the Safety Promotion Center is to establish safety awareness among JAL Group staff.〔(All About the JAL Group - Safety Operations )〕 The main exhibits of the center explain the events leading to the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, which used a Boeing 747.〔(JAL's Safety Promotion Center with 1985 jet wreckage opens. Industry & Business Article - Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Business Associations )〕 ==History== On August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123, a flight from Tokyo International Airport (informally called Haneda Airport) to Osaka International Airport (also known as Itami Airport), crashed into Mount Takamagahara.〔"Last Minutes of JAL 123," ''TIME''. (5 ).〕 The accident was the deadliest involving a single aircraft. The crash was eventually attributed to an improper repair in the rear bulkhead several years earlier, leading to catastrophic structural failure.〔(ASN Aircraft accident description Boeing 747SR-46 JA8119 - Ueno )〕 A five-man panel of outside safety experts was established by Japan Airlines in 2005 and chaired by Kunio Yanagida, a well-known writer specializing in scientific, aviation, and crisis management topics. The panel recommended creation of the center. The center opened on April 24, 2006.〔(Apr 19, 2006 JAL Opens Safety Promotion Center To Promote Safety Awareness )〕 Yutaka Kanasaki is the director.〔 One of the main objectives of the center is to establish safety awareness among Japan Airlines employees.〔 Despite its lack of publicity, the center receives more than 80 visitors every weekday. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Safety Promotion Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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