Honor suicide

Honor suicide is a process whereby a person commits suicide to escape the shame of an immoral action, such as having had extra-marital sexual relations or defeat in battle. It is distinguished from regular suicide in that the subject is actively deciding to either privately or publicly kill themself for the sake of restoring or protecting honor. Some honor suicides are a matter of personal choice and are devoid of any cultural context. For example, honor suicides have been committed by military figures when faced with defeat, such as Adolf Hitler,[1] Władysław Raginis, Yoshitsugu Saito, Jozef Gabčík and Hans Langsdorff.

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Japan has a long history of suicide in its culture. Seppuku is a type of ritual suicide that was practiced by samurai to avoid capture.

In World War II, both banzai charges and kamikaze attacks were suicidal types of attacks used against the enemy. Suicides in Japan are also often used to atone for wrongdoing.[2]

References

Trevor-Roper, H. R. (1978). "Hitler in Defeat". The Last Days of Hitler. pp. 48–82. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-04066-7_2. ISBN 978-1-349-04068-1.
"Suicide Is Sometimes Means of Atonement in Japan".

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