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Another option is to fly out from another airport. I checked San Francisco and there are cheaper flights $1,200 to Osaka. But then you have to buy the ticket from Atlanta to SFO.
Last option I can think of is to fly to a cheaper Asian country and then buy regional flight (e.g. Air Asia is pretty cheap) to Osaka. I checked just now and didn't see any better deals (vs. the additional headache).
Flights & fares change all the time. To save you stress, maybe just buy the $1,613 for the kid. Or, check everyday for the next 5-10 days and see if there are any better deals (and there are no guarantees as it gets closer to the date).
2 FWIW notes:
1) Personally, I think the additional $300+ is probably worth it to keep your sanity. It's once in a lifetime for the kid, so worth his sanity also
2) Never flown to Japan, but $1,613 is not outrageous to Asia. You can definitely get better deals but you aren't being screwed (too much).
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