'''Harakiri''' is Japanese ritual suicide, more formally called ''[[seppuku]]'', considered an honorable way out of a shameful situation especially for a military man (see also [[Samurai]]). It has sometimes been used as a form a social protest. | '''Harakiri''' is Japanese ritual suicide, more formally called ''[[seppuku]]'', considered an honorable way out of a shameful situation especially for a military man (see also [[Samurai]]). It has sometimes been used as a form a social protest. |