A plane flew over coastal areas of eastern Hokkaido on Wednesday carrying 30 Japanese people who were praying for the souls of ancestors buried on Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.
The flight was arranged after the coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of programs to allow trips to the islands without visas and to visit ancestors' graves there.
Dozens of people in northern Japan enjoyed a special sightseeing flight on Sunday, amid the slump in air travel brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Airlines organized the flight together with the Yamagata prefectural government and a travel agency.
A major US carrier, United Airlines, is closing a flight attendant base in Japan. The move comes at a time when the carrier is suffering poor business performance due to the coronavirus pandemic.
United Airlines and a union representing its flight attendants say a decision has been made to close the base at Narita Airport near Tokyo at the end of September.
Japanese airline and train companies say they will cancel many of their services in southwestern Japan through Monday as Typhoon Haishen approaches the area.
Airline companies have canceled 528 flights for Sunday, mostly to and from the southern parts of Kyushu and Okinawa. They include 158 flights of All Nippon Airways and 136 of Japan Airlines.
A flight from Japan to Vietnam has taken off for the first time since the two countries agreed to ease travel restrictions which were imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A plane carrying 150 passengers, mainly businesspeople, left Narita Airport near Tokyo on Thursday. The airline provided them with protective gowns and face masks.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways will further slash their international flight capacities amid the growing impact of the coronavirus on air travel.
The two Japanese airlines will continue to try to cope with falling demand in the coming month.
Japan's embassy in Peru says it will arrange a chartered flight on Friday or later to evacuate Japanese tourists stranded by the coronavirus pandemic.
About 230 Japanese have been confined to hotels and other accommodations in Peru since the Peruvian government declared an emergency on March 15 and closed its borders, halting all international flights.
A flight from South Korea has arrived in Japan hours after the country tightened its border controls to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Starting on Monday, Japan's government is asking people arriving from China and South Korea, including Japanese nationals, to self-isolate at home or other private accommodation for two weeks.
Sources say two people have been rushed to hospital after arriving in Japan from China on the fifth flight chartered by the Japanese government.
The flight from Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, landed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday morning. It was carrying 36 Japanese nationals and 29 Chinese, many of whom are spouses.
A group of Japanese people who evacuated the virus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan on the third government-chartered flight, except for one, have gone home after a quarantine period.
Japan's health ministry says when they returned to Japan on January 31st, all 145 people tested negative for the new coronavirus and exhibited no symptoms, such as fever,.
Japan's health ministry says 197 people who have stayed in isolation after returning from Wuhan, China, on the first of the government's chartered flights from the city have tested negative for the new coronavirus.
Two hundred six people were on the plane that arrived in Japan on January 29. The 197 did not show any symptoms and tested negative when they were first checked.
Another plane carrying Japanese evacuees from the epicenter in China has arrived in Tokyo. It's the third flight of its kind this week.
The chartered plane landed at Haneda Airport on Friday morning, after picking up 149 people in Wuhan.
A chartered plane carrying Japanese evacuees from the epicenter in China has arrived at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
Japan's third chartered flight took off from Haneda Airport for Wuhan last night.
Japanese airlines are seeing a sharp decline in the number of passengers going to and coming from China since the coronavirus outbreak. They are considering suspending some flights for both business and health-safety reasons.
All Nippon Airways operates over 20 round trips a day between Japan and China. So far, only the Wuhan service has been suspended. ANA officials say they are keeping a close watch on the situation.