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According to my AY+ account I did 56 flights on longhaul J in the past 24 month, I can not remember that it was possible to make a seat reservation in the rear section once - so do they always use it as Y?
I would hazard guess they just want to keep their options open - if loads are light, they may leave the rear J cabin empty (a bit easier on cabin crew I suppose, and won't need to have it cleaned after the flight); if Y is overbooked but no J passengers are in the rear cabin yet they can use it as a "Y+".
If they let J passengers select seats in the rear cabin before the main J cabin is full, they lose both of these options unless they want to move people from their assigned seats. I don't know if it becomes possible to select seats in the rear cabin after the main cabin is full, or if they would wait until checkin to see if there are any cancellations.