, ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁S az an ami ▁covered ▁landing ▁of ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁and ▁H ang z hou . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁pat rol ▁and ▁cover ▁land ings ▁of ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁in ▁south ▁China , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁French ▁Ind och ina . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁history ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁S az an ami ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Dest roy er ▁Division ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁I J N ▁ 1 st ▁Air ▁Fle et , ▁and ▁had ▁deployed ▁from ▁T ate y ama ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁force ▁which ▁bomb arded ▁Mid way ▁At oll ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁S az an ami ▁was ▁subsequently ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁during ▁air ▁strik es ▁against ▁Am bon . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁Netherlands ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March , ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Java ▁Sea , ▁S az an ami ▁assist ed ▁in ▁attack ing ▁the ▁sub marine ▁. ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Y ok os uka ▁Naval ▁Ar sen al ▁for ▁rep airs ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April , ▁S az an ami ▁esc orted ▁the ▁aircraft