I haven't flown JL in a very long time, and chanced upon this post. Actually very much surprised that they have foreign crew bases, and allow them to fly beyond the routes serving their home base.

Is this JL's proactive solution to their aging population? Will they one day have a multinational crew on each flight, just like CX was in their glory days (pre-handover)?

Flown 4 segments on NH in the past 3 months, and 3 of them were longhaul. Did not notice any foreign crew. Does NH have foreign crew as much as JL?