Thanks for the informative post brenc3.

1) As you mention in point 1, this is very annoying since I do not receive the error on AA.com or Orbitz.com until after I select the option I want to purchase. In fact, on AA.com I entered my credit card and even went through the confirmation screen (assuming that my final click was a purchase), yet the error still appeared.

2) I called JAL directly. Before he even checked the flights, the JAL Agent told me that he could only offer me a really expensive fare and I was better off buying it somewhere else. Sure enough, he quoted me a price that was even higher (like 13x the price). JAL.com gives me a price about 2x the aa.com and orbitz prices.

This is a huge pain and may force me to cancel the trip.