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The Japanese Way of the Rope

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May 20, 2008
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The sound of Buddhist priests chanting sutras is clearly audible on the tape along with some muted conversation between the inmate and his executioners. Then there is a loud thump when the trap door is sprung and finally just the sound of the rope creaking.

This chilling radio broadcast of a hanging that took place somewhere in Japan in 1955 was broadcas…

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