"JAL declined to comment on te #government #audit. Te #transport #ministry also declined.. tpt min in Dec issued a business improvement notice to #JAL after various in-flight incidents in 2024, incl'g a pilot’s excessive #consumption of #alcohol.. In 2018, Akasaka had his pay docked by 20% for 3mths aft a #pilot #drinking incident. "We r committed to work'g as a co to ensure te thorough implementation of measures to prevent recurrence” JAL said Wed"

Japan Airlines has issued an apology after one of its pilots was reported to have been relieved of duty after drinking alcohol ahead of an international flight in late August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/japan-airlines-drinking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #jal #airlines

The number of passengers using the shinkansen and limited express train services of six Japan Railways Group companies during this summer's Bon holiday period in Japan increased 8% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/jr-train-obon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obon #jr #shinkansen #aviation #ana #jal #rail

Japan experienced one of its worst plane crashes 40 years ago, and controversial theories about what “really caused” the crash continue to swirl. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/history/jal-crash-sdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #jal #toshiyaokabe #gunma #selfdefenseforces #airlines

Those who died in the Aug. 12, 1985, crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 were remembered Tuesday on the mountainous accident site in Gunma Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/jal-crash-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #airlines #jal #aviation #mountosutaka #gunma

Machiko Taniguchi, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, spoke directly to young JAL employees involved in flight safety in her first such opportunity since the tragedy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/japan/widow-40-years-jal-flight-safety/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #airlines #jal #aviation #mountosutaka #gunma #airaccidents #flightjal123

A senior official of the Gunma prefectural police recounted his experience as a rookie officer tasked with identifying remains from the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/police-jal-jumbo-recount/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesepolice #jal #aviation #gunma