About NASVA
About the National Agency for
Automotive Safety and Victims' Aid (NASVA)
Three types of measures are run under the CALI system; CALI insurance and mutual insurance, support for traffic accident victims, and traffic accident prevention measures. Of these, NASVA is mainly responsible for traffic victims support and accident prevention measures, in cooperation with MLIT. NASVA has 50 branch offices throughout Japan, and conducts three types of projects: "“Support”: Accident Victim Support Activities," "Prevent automobile accidents," and "Protect from automobile accidents."
“Support”: Accident Victim Support Activities
- Assistance to persons with severe disabilities due to automobile accidents through the establishment and operation of NASVA Medical Facilities
- Nursing care payments for people who need nursing care as a result of an automobile accident.
- Education loan funding without interest for children up to junior high school graduation whose guardians have been killed or left with severe residual disabilities as a result of an automobile accident
- Support for children orphaned, etc. by traffic accidents, through the operation of the "Tomo-no-Kai Activities" group and family counseling
- Establishment of the NASVA Traffic Accident Victim Hotline, which provides information on consultation services according to the nature of the problem.
- Referral to consultation services whereby people can consult with automobile accident victims' groups and bereaved families' groups, and share their concerns with like-minded people.
NASVA provides a variety of assistance to persons with severe disabilities due to automobile accidents, as well as their families and bereaved children.
"Prevent": Training Courses for Vehicle Operation Managers, Etc.
- Guidance Lectures for Vehicle Operation Managers
- Driver Aptitude Tests and Counseling
- Safety Management Service
NASVA offers training courses, aptitude tests, certification seminars, lecture visits, consulting, and other services to operation managers and drivers, mainly in the bus, hire-car, taxi, truck, and other transportation businesses, with the aim of reducing the number of automobile accidents.
"Protect": Assessment Activities
- Japan New Car Assessment Program
- Child Restraint Systems (CRS) Assessment
NASVA conducts assessments of vehicles and child seats sold to the general public for the spread of safer cars and child seats, and provides information to automobile users as an activity for provision of safety information based on car assessments.
Please use this information to ease your
concerns and for support.
If You Are Involved in a Traffic Accident
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has prepared a pamphlet titled "If You Are Involved in a Traffic Accident." This pamphlet informs and guides people who have been involved in a traffic accident about various systems and procedures. The challenges you face due to a sudden traffic accident will change over time. Please use the information in this pamphlet according to your situation at the time.
Traffic Accident Victim's Notebook
MLIT has created the “Traffic Accident Victim's Notebook” with the hope of providing support to automobile accident victims. The notebook allows victims and their families to record accident details and provides information about support systems available through police, local governments, and private victim support organizations. We also hope that it will provide support to all accident victims, and help to ease their concerns.