&gt; And the claim that &quot;Japan had planned to declare war shortly before its planes bombed the US fleet at Pearl Harbor, but a series of errors by typists and translators prevented the Japanese embassy from giving Washington the declaration in time.&quot; is beyond absurd.<p>It appears to be the truth, or pretty close to it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Japanese_declaration_of_war" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Japanes...</a>