Tuesday, August 30, 2011

When did the last hara kiri reported in japan?

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Answer:


As far as I know, the last Seppuku carried out in traditional way was by Mishima Yukio and Morita Masakatsu in Nov. 1970.
What I mean by "traditional way" is that you should cut your abdomen wide open with a short sword by yourself and that your 'kaishakunin' must behead you with a long sword from behind. They did it this way. This is the proof:
http://www.google.co.jp/imgres?q=%E4%B8%…

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