"Curt Fischer" <crf3@po.cwru.edu> wrote in message

> Can anyone recommend a travel agent based in Japan that specializes in
> multiple-destination itineraries?

If you are a group of more than 50 persons, JTB will make your itinerary.
Seriously, any agency can get you any sort of avalaible ticket or package
departing from Japan. Take one next to your place, make sure they accept
credit cards (to reserve and that they actually charge you later when they
print the ticket and not "before" like the usual gaigin agents).

> I want to go on a trip from Japan to the US with a stay in Europe,
> without returning.  Your usual "one way" or "round trip" search options
> on most sites don't cut it for me, obviously.

2 years ago, that sort of ticket was common (that was an usual "round trip"
Japan to  US/Canada with a stop-over in a European city). American carriers
proposed it.
The price was interesting. I'm not sure that still exists, there is none in
this month's ABroad. When do you want to travel ?
If it's before next October, that won't be cheap. It's expensive this year.
A collegue bought a one way Kansai-London for 74 000 yen, for next July, and
he was on a waiting list for a while.
If you have enough time, it's probably cheaper for you to fly to the US
first and you'll get a round-trip to Europe from there. You may get a one
way Narita to the US under 50 000 yen.

Give a call to Northwest or United, or if you don't speak eigo, go to a
Japanese agency on a week-day (when they are not too busy and when their
computers are on), and tell them to call all the companies to check the
possibilities.

CC