Quite, FW, the issue is not one of competence, but of putting pressure on airport operators to provide a safe environment in which to fly.
With a south westerly surface wind at NRT, say 230/15 and upwards there will be an upper wind at 1000 feet of around 240/30. As this wind blows over the small valleys to the west of rw 16R they stir into a windshear of a level far in excess of that expected for the wind speed. I have experienced (and have the DFDR printout to prove it...) of losing 18 knots headwind component in 1 second at 30 foot wheel height in the flare. The ensuing landing was not one of my best. Watching the windsock on next takeoff an hour or so later it was doing the same thing - flicking round 180 degrees and still streaming horizontally. It's a vicious approach on a bad day, so be careful out there.
It would not be so vicious if there was a south westerly runway as originally planned.
As an aside the scuttlebut on the farmer in the middle of 34R/16R is that he works for the government and has been told to stay there. When the WTO sorts out aviation access and the unequal treaties between the US and Japan, then he will move. You will get your two trans-pacific runways, and the American carriers will not be allowed to flood NRT to the detriment of JAL.
Oh, and there is access for Japan to buy Alaskan oil in that agreement somewhere too.
Well this is a rumour forum...