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Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - The body of renowned Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima and a cohort are carried from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 1970, after he committed ritual suicide following his failed attempt to stage a coup in protest against the country's pacifist Constitution. Mishima, a Nobel literature prize nominee from 1963 to 1968, is known for his works including "Shiosai" (The Sound of Waves) and "Kinkakuji" (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion).

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese fans offer prayers to South Korean actor Park Yong Ha, who committed suicide, during a memorial service at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice.

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese fans offer prayers to South Korean actor Park Yong Ha, who committed suicide, during a memorial service at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice.

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Fans of Park Yong Ha, including those from Japan, attend a memorial service for the South Korean actor who committed suicide, at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice.

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Memorial service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - A memorial service for South Korean actor Park Yong Ha, who committed suicide, is held at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice.

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese fans of Park Yong Ha, shown in framed picture, take part in a memorial service for the South Korean actor who committed suicide, at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice.

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70th anniv. of 1st suicide attack by Japan during WWII

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - The Goma Fire Ritual, an ancient Buddhist prayer ritual that involves the burning of a thick bush, is held during a ceremony praying for world peace in Mabalacat City north of Manila on Oct. 25, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the first suicide air attack deployed by Japanese forces against U.S. warships during World War II. Mabalacat is where an airfield was located where, on Oct. 25, 1944, Lt. Yukio Seki led the first "kamikaze" attack fleet against U.S. warships in Leyte Gulf. About 150 Japanese and Filipinos attended the ceremony.

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Mishima's suicide room a hot spot in Defense Ministry tour

TOKYO, Japan - A guide (C) tells visitors that they are in the room in which Japanese novelist and nationalist Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide in 1970, during a tour of the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Tokyo on March 11. The room is part of the Ichigaya Memorial Hall in the ministry's premises.

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Former 'private soldier' of Mishima recalls his ritual suicide

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Suzuki, adviser to a nationalist group Issui-Kai, established in 1972, talks about the Mishima incident in an interview with Kyodo News.

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Mishima's suicide room a hot spot in Defense Ministry tour

TOKYO, Japan - A guide (C) tells visitors that they are in the room in which Japanese novelist and nationalist Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide in 1970, during a tour of the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Tokyo on March 11. The room is part of the Ichigaya Memorial Hall in the ministry's premises. (Kyodo)

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Seppuku,self-disembowelment

A dramatized photo of a samurai committing seppuku (ritual suicide) and wearing white garments, with the kaishaku (man to behead the samurai when too much pain occurs) and tachiai (witness) standing nearby.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐10‐0]

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese fans offer prayers to South Korean actor Park Yong Ha, who committed suicide, during a memorial service at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice. (Kyodo)

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Fans of Park Yong Ha, including those from Japan, attend a memorial service for the South Korean actor who committed suicide, at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice. (Kyodo)

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Memorial service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - A memorial service for South Korean actor Park Yong Ha, who committed suicide, is held at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice. (Kyodo)

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese fans of Park Yong Ha, shown in framed picture, take part in a memorial service for the South Korean actor who committed suicide, at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice. (Kyodo)

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Japan fans attend service for Park Yong Ha

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese fans offer prayers to South Korean actor Park Yong Ha, who committed suicide, during a memorial service at a temple in Paju, north of Seoul, on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 150 fans from Japan attended the ritual held on the 49th day after his death following a Buddhist practice. (Kyodo)

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70th anniv. of 1st suicide attack by Japan during WWII

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - The Goma Fire Ritual, an ancient Buddhist prayer ritual that involves the burning of a thick bush, is held during a ceremony praying for world peace in Mabalacat City north of Manila on Oct. 25, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the first suicide air attack deployed by Japanese forces against U.S. warships during World War II. Mabalacat is where an airfield was located where, on Oct. 25, 1944, Lt. Yukio Seki led the first "kamikaze" attack fleet against U.S. warships in Leyte Gulf. About 150 Japanese and Filipinos attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Former Bridgestone employee commits 'hara-kiri'

A former employee of Bridgestone Corp., Masaharu Nonaka, 58, is rushed to a Tokyo hospital March 23 after stabbing himself in the stomach in a ''hara-kiri'' suicide attempt outside the company president's office. Police said Nonaka complained to President Yoichiro Kaizaki about the company, before stripping to the waist shouting that he was going to commit ritual suicide. ==Kyodo