Originally Posted by
Unimatrix One
What?? I don't understand this. First class is first class. Why deny this service to residents? If I were in paid F I would be outraged.
(Not sure why I'm getting so angry about this. I haven't flown international F since 2009 and have no plans to do so again.

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Because residents don't go through the standard non Japanese lines, so the wait is usually pretty brief I guess. Anyway, I use the automated lane which basically never have any waiting time.
But this is not an airline issue, it is the immigration agency that calls the shots on who gets to use what lane.