TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines (>> Japan Airlines Co Ltd) said on Thursday that it will buy as many as 32 Mitsubishi Regional Jets and will order 15 regional aircraft from Brazil's Embraer SA (>> Embraer SA) with options to purchase as many as 12 more.

Japan Airlines in a release said it will deploy the MRJs on domestic routes from 2021.

(Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Ryan Woo)