NHK WORLD PRIME

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171 total episodes

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8 seasons

First Aired October 07, 2017

Overview

NHK WORLD PRIME brings you a world of mainly documentaries, and more. Tune in to see special select programs on all sorts of topics and genres.

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Poisonous Secrets: What Did Japan and the US Bury?

Season 4 - Episode 23 - 1h 50m

Air Date

November 14, 2020

Overview

75 years ago, Japan and the US each developed chemical weapons and trained their troops to use them. Near the end of the Pacific War, the Imperial Japanese Army stockpiled vast amounts of poison gas for use as a last resort. The US military, meanwhile, drew up chemical weapons plans that would have devastated Japan. After the war, both the US and Japan concealed the truth concerning these weapons. But newly unearthed documents and personal accounts shed light on this dark legacy.