committing seppuku at the death of one’s master, known as oibara (?? or ???, the kun’yomi or Japanese reading) or tsuifuku (??, the on’yomi or Chinese reading), follows a similar ritual. Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paraflyer/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Similar Posts: IRAN: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, Mother of 2, convicted to death by