Why not take a oneway flight to Delhi and start there? If you start in Delhi, you can ticket through AA and with the savings in fuel screwcharges, you will probably come out even. You can also use JAL's long flights.
DEL-NRT-JKT-HKG-FRA-MAD-LHR-DXB-LHR-PHX-EWR-PSP-JAX-DFW-ORD-NRT-DEL
I think it comes to 1820 tier points.