ashleyn this was also what I was getting for a time - so frustrating. In the end I phoned JAL and they worked out for me flight times to and from Frankfurt with the stopover in Tokyo I wanted with connections that was within the limits of the flight deal - I had given up putting in multiple variations. The cheaper flights are only on selected days and times of flights. I also could not get a connection for the price from Brisbane (at least not within my span of dates - I had some flexibility) but going from Sydney I could so we will use points for the flights to Sydney and return.