A small update. Ended up booking my flight to Thailand with JAL with stops in Seattle & Tokyo. Successfully applied to the Thailand Pass, but now the waiting game begins for that QR code.
, thanks for the input! I will be looking out for ANA flights moving forward. I do see ANA flights now and then, but currently, JAL flights is the cheapest for me via google flights. SFO to NRT is 11.5 hours. Not too bad?