Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on November 10, 2009. Struggling Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to receive an emergency loan from a state-backed lender to help it to keep flying in the face of heavy losses. JAL will get the financial lifeline from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), Maehara told a news conference, adding that the amount and timing of the loan had not yet been decided. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference at his office in Tokyo on November 10, 2009. Struggling Japan Airlines (JAL) is set to receive an emergency loan from a state-backed lender to help it to keep flying in the face of heavy losses. JAL will get the financial lifeline from the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), Maehara told a news conference, adding that the amount and timing of the loan had not yet been decided.

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  1. Japanese Transport Minister Seiji Maehara speaks before the press at his ministry in Tokyo on September 30, 2009. Japan stands ready to support struggling Japan Airlines (JAL) through its rehabilitation, seeking to allay growing worries about the carrier's future.
  2. A Japan Airlines aircraft is reflected in a building near Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  3. Japan's national flag and Japan Airlines' flag are displayed at the Japan Airlines headquarters in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  4. A man walks past a logo of Japan Airlines at Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  5. Employees of Japan Airlines work at Haneda international airport in Tokyo September 17, 2009. Japan's new transport minister said Japan Airlines Corp must not be allowed to fail, indicating the state would support the loss-making carrier as it seeks fresh funding for a drastic cost-cutting plan.
  6. President of Asia's largest air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL), Haruka Nishimatsu, is surrounded by reporters after attending a meeting in Tokyo on September 15, 2009. Nishimatsu said that JAL was to cut 6,800 jobs and pursue a tie-up with a foreign carrier in an effort to return to profit.
  7. President of Asia's largest air carrier Japan Airlines (JAL), Haruka Nishimatsu (C), bites his lips as he is surrounded by reporters after attending a meeting in Tokyo on September 15, 2009. Nishimatsu said that JAL was to cut 6,800 jobs and pursue a tie-up with a foreign carrier in an effort to return to profit.
  8. Japan Airlines aircraft are parked at Haneda airport in Tokyo September 15, 2009. Air France-KLM is in talks with Japan Airlines (JAL) to form an alliance by injecting a few hundred million dollars and taking a minority stake in the struggling carrier, a source familiar with the matter said.
  9. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks before press at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  10. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks before press at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  11. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks before press at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  12. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks before press at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  13. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks before press at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  14. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks before press at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  15. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa leaves a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on November 20, 2009. Japan's central bank announced that it was leaving its super-low interest rates unchanged at 0.1 percent, in the face of mounting concerns about deflation in Asia's biggest economy.
  16. A reporter listens to Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's speech at a news conference in Tokyo November 20, 2009. Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Friday there is no big gap in the views of the central bank and the government that the country is experiencing sustained price falls.

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