Japan's health ministry says more than 2,000 schools across the country were fully or partially closed last week due to the new influenza epidemic. The figure was 2.8 times higher than that of the previous week.
The ministry said on Tuesday that 2,158 facilities reported closing in the week that ended last Saturday. 772 facilities were closed in the previous week.
The ministry asks educational facilities ranging from nursery schools to high schools to report to the ministry if they close fully or partially.
By prefecture, Tokyo had 372 closures, followed by Saitama with 184, Osaka with 128, and Chiba with 122. The figures suggest that the new flu is rapidly spreading in large cities.
2009年9月15日火曜日
JAL reports on tie-up talks and restructuring
Struggling Japan Airlines says it plans to agree on capital tie-ups with foreign airlines by the middle of next month.
Japan Airlines President Haruka Nishimatsu on Tuesday reported to a Transport Ministry expert panel about his company's business improvement program to be drawn up this month.
He said JAL is holding talks with the world's largest carrier, Delta Air Lines, on a capital alliance worth about 500-million dollars. He also said American Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, is studying the possibility of investing in JAL.
Nishimatsu said JAL plans to cut 6,800 jobs, or 14 percent of its group workforce, over the next 3 years and suspend 30 loss-making international routes.
The participants in the panel meeting asked about the feasibility of JAL's restructuring plans and requested more details.
Japan Airlines President Haruka Nishimatsu on Tuesday reported to a Transport Ministry expert panel about his company's business improvement program to be drawn up this month.
He said JAL is holding talks with the world's largest carrier, Delta Air Lines, on a capital alliance worth about 500-million dollars. He also said American Airlines, the world's second-largest carrier, is studying the possibility of investing in JAL.
Nishimatsu said JAL plans to cut 6,800 jobs, or 14 percent of its group workforce, over the next 3 years and suspend 30 loss-making international routes.
The participants in the panel meeting asked about the feasibility of JAL's restructuring plans and requested more details.
2009年9月12日土曜日
JAL seeks $550 mil. investment from Delta
Japan Airlines is seeking a capital injection of about 50 billion yen, or some 550 million dollars, from US carrier Delta Airlines.
The struggling Japanese airline company has been pursuing capital tie-ups with Delta Air Lines and European carrier Air France-KLM in an effort to fundamentally reform its operations.
Japan Airlines sent top executives, including a deputy president, to the United States to negotiate with Delta on the amount of capital.
The company plans to ask for about 550 million dollars as part of the funds needed to restructure itself, but it is yet to be seen how much Delta will commit.
Japan Airlines also plans to enter into negotiations with Air France-KLM to receive tens of millions of dollars of capital.
If the negotiations are successful, an airline group made up of Japanese, US, and European carriers will come into being.
The struggling Japanese airline company has been pursuing capital tie-ups with Delta Air Lines and European carrier Air France-KLM in an effort to fundamentally reform its operations.
Japan Airlines sent top executives, including a deputy president, to the United States to negotiate with Delta on the amount of capital.
The company plans to ask for about 550 million dollars as part of the funds needed to restructure itself, but it is yet to be seen how much Delta will commit.
Japan Airlines also plans to enter into negotiations with Air France-KLM to receive tens of millions of dollars of capital.
If the negotiations are successful, an airline group made up of Japanese, US, and European carriers will come into being.
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