This flying makes the argument a little hypocritical. We're against 5th freedom airline flying like Emirates from Hamburg to NY (cancelled), Milan to JFK, and EWR to Athens. But we can operate a hub in Tokyo and fly to all the big Asian cities. That history goes back to post WWII with Northwest, but still, put yourself in a Japanese pilot shoes. Seeing Northwest and United flying (back when) out of NRT to Asian cities would tick them off. Name one foreign airline in the US that operates a mini hub and goes to places besides their own home country; into some major hubs nonstop? None.