More than half the Boeing 787s in use around the world have been grounded after an emergency landing by one of the jets revealed a battery fire risk in the aircraft.

A water cannon battle erupted between Japanese and Taiwanese ships in the latest confrontation over tiny islands in the East China Sea, as Japan met another rival, China, in an effort to reduce tension.

A water cannon battle erupted between Japanese and Taiwanese ships in the latest confrontation over tiny islands in the East China Sea, as Japan met another rival, China, in an effort to reduce tension.

Japan Airlines, which underwent a government bailout two years ago, is to be listed again on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on September 19.

Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy today in one of the country’s largest corporate failures.

Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection today in one of the biggest corporate failures in Japanese history.

The chairman of Japan Airlines, Isao Kaneko, is to resign at the end of the month over a string of safety lapses at the country’s largest carrier, it was announced today.

Japan Airlines today said it had selected Boeing’s new 7E7 passenger jet to replace a fleet of older aircraft – the latest development in the rivalry between the US aircraft maker and Europe’s Airbus to woo Asian carriers.

Neither turbulence from another jet nor pressure placed on the rudder by a desperate pilot should have been enough to snap off the tail of Flight 587, aviation experts have said.

A Japan Airlines jet rained parts on a city shortly after take-off from Nagoya Airport today, damaging a nearby factory and hitting houses and a car parked at a gasoline station, Japanese police said.

Japan Airlines is studying ways to ensure passenger safety amid heightened concern about "economy class syndrome".