The government is unlikely to provide a guarantee on loans and other funding to Japan Airlines Corp. in the forthcoming extra budget out of concern the public would oppose it, a Cabinet member said Friday.
Meanwhile, transport minister Seiji Maehara said a government-backed corporate turnaround body will likely make a decision on providing a broad financial package to the struggling airline in January.
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