Originally Posted by
jaybett4
Awesome! Thank you. That may be the option I take. My main concern is booking the flight out without having a return flight.
While not as desirable as getting a 60K Business Class award for U.S. <==> Japan, for 110K AA miles you can redeem for a combination of a Japan-Middle East/India award with a Middle East/India-U.S. award in Business. Since this would involve two different awards, you could -- if desired -- stop over in the Middle East/India.