Unit 731
How did Unit 731 remain hidden for years in plain sight?
4.5 (29)
170 mins
During World War II, Japan’s secret biowarfare program Unit 731 carried out brutal human experiments to turn disease into a weapon. This series uncovers how these crimes were hidden, and why the truth stayed buried for decades.
Ep 1:
Origins of the Horror
During World War II, Japan created Unit 731 to turn disease into a weapon. Led by Shiro Ishii, the hidden complex near Harbin conducted lethal human experiments under the cover of medical research.
Ep 2:
The Silent Atrocities
Prisoners, called “logs,” were infected with plague, anthrax, and cholera, frozen, starved, and dissected alive. Civilians, women, and children were used to perfect biological weapons designed to cause mass epidemics.
Discussions (10)
Dominic
Level 8 · 6 mo agoThis is not how experimental controls work. Pain introduces physiological noise that invalidates the results.
Xander
Level 9 · 6 mo agoYou nailed the location. The museum is in Pingfang district, just south of Harbin. I visited a few years back and the ruins are haunting to see.
Justin
Level 3 · 6 mo agoIshii really walked free just because the US wanted his data? That immunity deal is fucking bullshit
