After failed talks between pilots and management at Japan Airlines over bonus payments and labor conditions, the pilots went on strike causing 34 domestic flights to cancel.
From International Herald Tribune -
“The cancellations at Japan Airlines Corp, the country’s largest
carrier, were the first to be caused by a strike at the airline and
affected some 5,000 passengers, company spokesman Soichi Yatsugi said.”
“Pilots of Japan’s No. 2 airline, All Nippon Airways Co., also
threatened to strike this week, but last-minute talks with the
management averted the move.”













JAL is a pretty good airline, I like their TV commercials
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/japan-airlines-welcomes-you-to-japan/