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Jetstar Japan's cancellation of two domestic flights on Sunday is the budget carrier's first due to a crew shortage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2023
Jetstar Japan cancels two domestic flights amid strike
An airline official, however, said the cancellation was due to illness and had nothing to do with the ongoing industrial action.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2023
Bomb threat prompts plane's emergency landing at Chubu Airport
Investigators said a phone call from Germany had been received around 6:20 a.m., with a man claiming to have put 100 kilograms of plastic explosives aboard the aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2020
Japan's budget airlines face business model challenges in post-pandemic world
With the airline industry struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, the situation is particularly worrisome for low-cost airlines, which rely on high seat occupancy and aircraft operating rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020
JAL, ANA and Jetstar cutting China flights as demand withers amid coronavirus scare
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Jetstar announced separately Tuesday they will suspend some flights between Japan and China in response to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2019
Jetstar Japan to cancel 70 flights in June due to pilot shortage
Budget carrier Jetstar Japan is expecting to cancel 70 flights in June, 2 percent of the total, due to a temporary shortage of pilots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2019
Jetstar 787 had 'serious' engine trouble before landing at Kansai International Airport
A Boeing 787 plane of Australian budget carrier Jetstar Airways had trouble with both engines before landing at Kansai International Airport, the transport ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2018
More men joining cabin crews as flight attendants in Japan
More men are taking jobs as flight attendants in the traditionally female-dominated profession as smaller Japanese airlines actively look to distinguish themselves from their larger domestic rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2015
Jetstar starts second international route, linking Narita to Hong Kong
Jetstar Japan Co. launched flights from Narita airport to Hong Kong on Monday, opening the low-cost carrier's second international route after opening service from Kansai International Airport in Osaka to Hong Kong in February.
JAPAN
May 22, 2015
Jetstar Asia Airways apologies for barring disabled traveler from flight home
Jetstar Asia Airways apologized Thursday for refusing to allow a 38-year-old man with cerebral palsy to board a flight from Bangkok to Japan last year.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2014
American Airlines to reach more Japanese cities through Jetstar network
American Airlines said Wednesday it will start code share flights with Jetstar Japan Co. on five routes in Japan from Narita International Airport on Sunday, a move aimed at increasing convenience for passengers to fly to and from regiional Japanese cities.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
North Korean animators may be involved in Japan anime production, report says
North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea.
BOJ to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda hasn’t ruled out responding to exchange rates with a policy move if the impact on prices is seen to be "non-negligible.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

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