Newsstand - JAL and LAN Airlines Tie-up Frequent Flyer Programs

http://www.asiatraveltips.com/news05/296-Miles.shtml

Japan Airlines Group and LAN Airlines are to inaugurate a reciprocal frequent flyer program agreement on July 1st, 2005 (subject to Japanese Government approval). The agreement will enable members of the JAL Mileage Bank (JMB), JAL’s frequent flyer progam, and LANPASS, LAN's frequent flyer program, to accumulate and redeem mileage on each other’s networks.

JAL seems to be getting closer and closer to OW. The majority of it's airline partners are OW carriers. But still hasn't joined the OW family.