Help remind me of something?

Northwest will offer daily Tokyo-Portland flights beginning in June.

Back when Delta offered this service, Portland had a terrible reputation amongst Japanese for hostile a immigration authority. It had a rather funny nickname as well, but I can’t seem to remember what it was. Perhaps someone out there can remind me?

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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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