Hm mm.As far as I know, Japan has never used such method.
Executions in Japan has been hanging since Meiji Restoration(1868).
In medieval, most executions are carried by beheading .Samurais were allowed to commit ritualized suicide now known as seppuku(aka:Harakiri) instead of beheading.
I also heard crucifixion,death by burning and death by boiling were occasionally used.
All executions in Japan are carried by hanging(long-drop). According to the other source, 85.6% of Japanese public support Death penalty, while 5.7% oppose it(research conducted by Japanese cabinet in 2009).
>I dont like the idea that the name is only being used in >3rd-world countries
Agreed.Considering the popularity of Datsun in US, they should not limit its market in developing countries.
Yoshihiko Noda is one of the most conservative person in mostly liberal Democratic party of Japan. His stance is Pro-US,Pro-tax increase,Hardliner on territorial disputes,Against the voting right of foreign citizens(Koreans),Pro-Nuclear energy.