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COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Dec 24, 2014
Standing up to the country's flagship carrier
An airplane crash in 1977 would inspire one JAL employee, Taeko Uchida, to get serious about union activism in a way that would decades later find her leading a legal and labor battle against Japan's flagship carrier.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2014
JAL Dreamliner battery fire triggered by Boeing design, NTSB probe finds
Inadequate design and testing caused last year's battery fire that led to the grounding of Boeing Dreamliner jets for more than three months, investigators concluded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2014
JAL orders 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jets
Japan Airlines Co. said Thursday it will buy 32 planes from Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to make its fleet more fuel-efficient.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2014
Malaysian Air should learn from JAL's revival
With Malaysian Airlines losing its second Boeing 777 in four months, many passengers are sure to declare it a personal no-fly zone. Privatization is the main option being considered.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2014
New Haneda slots created a glut, JAL chief says
Japan Airlines Co. said the release of new operating slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport has created a capacity glut likely to persist for another 18 months, weighing on average fares and earnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2014
Boeing woos ANA after JAL chooses Airbus
Boeing Co. said it's working "very hard" to secure an order from ANA Holdings Co. after its decadeslong dominance in Japan was challenged last year by a $9.5 billion aircraft deal for Airbus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2014
JAL probes another 787 battery incident
Japan Airlines is investigating what caused a battery on a Boeing 787 to emit smoke during preflight maintenance, a year after a fire on one of the carrier's Dreamu00adlinu00aders helped spur the grounding of the global fleet.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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