Japan Airlines says it will issue new shares and increase its capitalization by more than 167.9 billion yen, or about 1.6 billion dollars, to shore up its finances which have been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

JAL announced plans to issue 100 million new shares by next month in both Japanese and overseas markets.

A memorial ceremony has been held to mark 35 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed in a mountainous village north of Tokyo, killing 520 people.

Ahead of the ceremony in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, 141 members of 50 bereaved families climbed a mountain trail to the crash site on Osutaka Ridge. The annual trek was spread over five days this time to prevent coronavirus infections.

Japan Airlines has decided to fully reopen Terminal 1 for domestic flights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on July 1 as more passengers are beginning to travel since the state of emergency was lifted on May 25 in Japan.

The airline closed its north wing departure lobby in April after the number of passengers plunged due to the pandemic.

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 Airlines and All Nippon Airways will slash domestic flights from Friday due to a drop in travel demand amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

The two Japanese airlines will for the first time curtail domestic services in the face of an increase in new infections.