Like I said the USA would not have gone to war over SE Asia
In addition attacking the USA insured the Russians that they didn’t have to worry about Japan’s treaty with Germany and aiding Germany by attacking Russia so the Russians were able to bring their Siberian divisions in to defeat the Germans at Stalingrad
Look at the difference for coal production in 1937.
United States = 451,223,000 metric tonnes
Japan = 45,258,000 metric tonnes