Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kurwiswa kwePearl Harbor kwaiva kurwiswa kwechiuto kwechiuto neImperial Japanese Navy Air Service pamusoro peUnited States (nyika isina kwayakarerekera panguva iyoyo) pamusoro penzvimbo yezvikepe paPearl Harbor muHonolulu, Territory yeHawaii, nguva isati yasvika 8:00, musi weSvondo mangwanani, December 7, 1941. Kurwisa kwacho kwakatungamirira kukupinda kweUnited States muHondo yeNyika II zuva rakatevera racho. Vatungamiri vemauto eJapan vakataura nezvekurwiswa seHawaii Operation uye Operation AI, uye seOperation Z panguva yekuronga kwayo. Japan yakaronga kurwisa sechiito chokudzivirira kudzivisa United States Pacific Fleet kubva pakupindira nemabasa ayo ehondo akarongwa muSoutheast Asia pamusoro penzvimbo dzekunze kweUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, uye avo veUnited States. Mukati memaawa manomwe pakanga pane kurwisa kwakabatana kwechiJapan paFiripi, Guam, neWake Island dzaidzorwa neU.S. uye paUmambo hweBritain mu
Malaya, Singapore, uye Hong Kong.