R.I.P.
I can not understand Brian Cohen when he said that Steve flew JAL but never saw Japan.
I will have to search Black Adder posts.
That's what he told me in person. Steve always wanted to visit Japan other than the layover when connecting in Tokyo. He usually only had a short layover which he didn't get out of the airport or just stay somewhere close to Narita if it was an overnight transit. Never got the chance to get to other parts of Japan such as downtown Tokyo and be a real tourist.
He might have posted about this once before on the JAL forum but it was long time ago.