[Solidstatechemist]

I read the article in CS Monitor - he says the Dec. 7th date caught his eye. But I thought the go ahead for the attack had to be given somewhat earlier? (If the movie “Tora! Tora! Tora!” is to be believed. Clearly the planning was long before. I’m not sure how this squares with Hirohito being in the loop before the last minute. Is the memo genuine?

I don’t know either way, just wondering...

[Buttons12]

...he says the Dec. 7th date caught his eye. But I thought the go ahead for the attack had to be given somewhat earlier?

Well, the 7th in Hawaii was the 8th in Japan.

[Rebelbase]

I don’t know the exact number but dawn on Dec. 7th 1941 occurred maybe 18 hours earlier than it did at Pearl Harbor.

Plenty of time for a meeting in japan on that date before the actual strike occurred.