Originally Posted by
anabolism
...when I looked in the SQ forum, people don't much like their 747 J product...
People over there are just spoiled rotten. Any SQ product will be better than UA or AA and even better than NH. Haven't been on JL for a long time. SQ flight attendants have a mandatory retirement at 35.
Regardless, there are no good NRT connection to HIJ so your choices will be via HND or KIX.