The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in retaliation for the unprovoked attack on a Japanese submarine by the USS Ward at 6:37 AM December 7, 1941 without a formal declaration of war.
No, no, no! That's not the PROGRESSIVE view.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in retaliation for the IMPERIALISTIC MACHINATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND AMERICAN HEGEMONY IN EAST ASIA. IT WAS OUR FAULT.
We return you now to your normal reality timeline.................