Japan Tourism Agency
The Japan Tourism Agency (Japanese: 観光庁, Hepburn: Kankō-chō), JTA, is a Japanese government organization which was set up on October 1, 2008 as an agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. == Background of establishment == Japan Tourism Agency seated itself with intentions to stimulate local economies and to further international mutual understanding, following legislation of Basic Act on Promotion of Tourism Nation (in December 2006, to wholly revise Tourism Basic Act), committee resolutions in both Houses of the Diet in the legislation process, and a decision at a Cabinet meeting of Basic Plan (in June 2007) which was drawn as provided by the Basic Act.