Death Row: Japan vs United States - What's the Difference?

There are only two first world democracies using the Death Penalty, Japan and the United States, but how each goes about their executions is vastly different, and prisoners waiting on death row have a very different experience in each country. Check out our new video where we compare the death penalty in Japan to America. Which is harsher, and which country takes more lives? Find out which country is more brutal right here.

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[yjptgtg]

To those that are wondering why Japan doesn't tell its prisoners when their execution date: They used to, but then one morning a prisoner committed suicide before the execution could be carried out.

[eternaldarkness]

Warden: How do you want to die?
Inmate: Old age

[ChalkInTheLand]

I served 3 years in prison. Mentally I never really struggled because I knew exactly what day I was walking out of that place. I kept busy and worked a lot. But I could never understand how the guys in there doing life could get up every day and smile at all. Knowing the day they leave that place is the day they die and they're gonna be carried out in a box. I truly think I'd find a way to unalive myself. I couldn't do it

[MitchJohnson]

Also worth noting in the US, you can voluntarily drop your appeals and request an execution date to be scheduled. These "volunteer executions" make up about 10% of executions in the States. Effectively giving them a free suicide via lethal injection instead of waiting on death row for 30 years

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.” 
― David M. Eagleman

[daenar]

I like how the executioner is just smiling at the beginning

[gorotv]

In Japan, prisoners were informed of the date and time of their execution prior to execution until the 1970s. However, due to a number of suicides by executed prisoners prior to execution, the practice was changed to informing prisoners several hours prior to execution.

[NeroPh.D]

"How do you want to die?"
Me: Old age
The guard: No thats not how you supposed to play the game.

[unknownseizure]

The difference is that in Japan a guy can escape death row with miso soup

[privatememewar]

Death Row: Japan VS USA


China's Mobile Execution Van: hold my beer

[audreyiazzetti-odell]

Absolutely love your content, your background music is too loud on some of your videos though. Thank you for listening. 🥰

[TrippyTrash_Loser]

When I went to court to give my statement as the victim I had multiple court dates and questioning… one of those cops who questioned me seemed to use my high anxiety and PTSD against me. He was informed that anything I said under stress is less reliable because my memory gets blurry and my senses are impaired. He knew that yet he asked the most important questions only after stressing me out. He used body language and tone to intimidate me. Luckily that was his only time questioning me and I was able to report him and explain this so it never affected the case.

[thdremily]

“He wakes up every day not knowing if it’s his last”
Um... yeah, so does everyone, bruh...

EDIT: Wow, didn't expect this joke turn into such a divisive issue, or get even a single like. Reminder: Love one another!

[sangwoosbasement]

Now I know why Light Yagami didn’t want to get caught

[zerocool]

Well, the guy who shot Abe is about to experience this in Japan. And that's a good thing. RIP Shinzo Abe

[lasipw]

In finland we have a really low crime rate and usually our ´´life in prison´´ is 13 years

[devincarter]

i love how they are all in isolation cells but they also have bunk beds

[kaizercityph]

Man commits suicide before execution.
Executioner : *Task Failed Sucessfully*

[eyemunchained]

Waking up every day not knowing if it's your last...
Sounds like life

[tommcelroy]

Always nice to learn from Infographics, especially the funny pop ups, “A lawyer? Lay off the American cop shows bro”. Keep up the good work!