 Kurwiswa kwePearl Harbor kwaiva kurwiswa kwehondo kwakashamisa kwakaitwa neImperial Japanese Navy Air Service paUnited States nyika isina kwayakarerekera panguva iyoyo pakurwiswa kwenzvimbo yezvikepe paPearl Harbor muHonolulu, Territory yeHawaii, nguva isati yasvika 08:00, 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 mamaawa manomwe kwakanga kune kurwisa kwakabatana kwechiJapan paPhilippines yaidzorwa neU.S., Guam, uye Wake Island uye paUmambo hweBritain muMalaya, Singapore, uye Hong Kong. 