John W. wrote:
> 
> I tried to get a flight back
> through Tokyo but couldn't find one...

There was a period where JAL and Air India codeshared a flight from 
Bangkok to Mumbai. When I flew, I would do SFO-NRT, stop a few days, get 
business done in Tokyo, then fly to Mumbai via Bangkok. Returning, I 
would do the same thing. It's easier to do two smaller timeshifts than 
one 12 hour one, and I could always invent business reasons to be in Tokyo.
KWW