I apologize for bringing up again a topic that was just settled. I did not see (was not aware of) the CfD discussion, and thus did not comment. Still, this categorization scheme is not appropriate, as some of these people were not executed by any organized, centralised nation-state called "Japan". Even if we want to allow the inclusion of people executed as the result of violating shogunal law or Toyotomi Hideyoshi's edicts, there are examples of those killed simply by their military enemies. Hatano Hideharu, Oyamada Nobushige, Takeda Nobukado, and Torii Suneemon (along with countless others) were killed at the order of Oda Nobunaga, not for violating Japanese law, but simply for opposing Nobunaga in combat.
This is equally applicable to many other situations, I'm sure. In many countries across the world and throughout history, people have been captured and killed by their political or military enemies, and not by a state. I guess that begins to come down to one's definition of "execution"... LordAmeth 15:53, 4 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
- Ah, you posted here too. Part of the issue here is that the setup calling this "by country" doesn't make clear if that's a national or geographical distinction. If there's anyone else reading this, I'll point them to the discussion I had, too: User talk:Dekimasu#By Japan. Dekimasuよ! 04:21, 5 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
