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Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't really consider DL's disjointed Asia presence that enviable. Sure, NW's NRT hub was unrivaled back before everything was about codesharing and alliances but now DL has to either fly its own metal intra-Asia or get pax to ICN in order to take them beyond Tokyo since they lack a major Japanese partner.
DL does have a major Korean partner, KE which has a major hub at ICN. IMO, ICN is a far better hub for Skyteam than NRT.