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In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
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Yukio Mishima
Japanese author (1925–1970)
Kimitake Hiraoka, known by his pen name Yukio Mishima, was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, ultranationalist, and the leader of an attempted coup d'état that culminated in his seppuku.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Seppuku
Form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment
Seppuku , also called harakiri , is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honor, but was also practiced by other Japanese people during the Shōwa era to restore honor for themselves or for their families.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)