The HORRORS Of Japanese Sword Execution
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Published5 days ago
Duration9:43
Video IDPfWjBPANH2Y
Languageen-GB
CategoryEducation
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views10K
Likes269
Comments44
Engagement Rate3.12%
Likes per 100 views2.68
Comments per 1K views4.39
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Description
Throughout World War 2, there was an execution method deployed by the Japanese that was medieval. Japanese officers with their swords executed many prisoners of war and civilians in terrible scenes, and very few ever got punished for this. In this video, we look at why this happened and how the military culture of the time almost encouraged this sort of action.