history of japan
What it is
Bill Wurtz's fast, comedic and musical run through the whole history of Japan in nine minutes.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mentions it as an entertaining quick history, and as a stylistic reference or joke in threads about history and the creator's other videos.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2016, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“He also did a similar video for the history of Japan [0], quite entertaining.”
Quick, entertaining history of Japan
klez, 2017-06 · Recommendation · in “History of the entire world, i guess [video]”
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Topics: bill wurtz, japanese history, quick history, humor, music
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