Tora, Tora, Tora <span>was the japanese code for maximum success in surprising the US. </span>Tora, Tora, Tora was Japanese<span> code word to </span>signal<span> the beginning of the attack at Pearl Harbor 1941. </span>The "tora" is the two-syllable Japanese codeword<span> used to indicate that complete surprise had been achieved: "to" is the initial syllable of "</span>totsugeki<span>, meaning "assault", while "ra" stands for "</span>raigeki, meaning <span>"torpedo attack".</span>