Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama met with ministers at his official residence Sunday evening on the pressing issue of how to rescue ailing Japan Airlines Corp., government officials said.
The government is seeking to compile a comprehensive rescue package for Japan's largest airline, which is facing the risk of a cash shortage as early as the end of this month.
Hatoyama was expected to discuss a proposed rescue package centering on special legislation to enable a mandatory reduction in JAL's high corporate pension benefits with state minister for national policy Naoto Kan, Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, Administrative Reform Minister Yoshito Sengoku, and Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Seiji Maehara.