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What was the purpose of self disembowlment when they get their head cut off moments later? Why is it considered suicide if another person is acting as executioner?
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>>14902121 (OP)
Because its voluntary, idiot. The other person is just helping them its like assisted suicide
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>>14902121 (OP)
Japanese honor culture
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>>14902121 (OP)
The beheader was supposed to be a trusted friend of the beheaded. They waited until the person appeared to be incapable of cutting further and then did the chop before they fell over or something. It made the whole thing feel cleaner. It was shameful to the person if you couldn’t get the decapitation right, so they’d really practice for it.

The act of seppuku typically wasn’t truly voluntary but was a way for a samurai to show they accepted death by their own hands rather than having to be killed by someone else. If they refused, they’d be executed anyway but in a less honorable way.
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>>14902121 (OP)
It's a mercy kill after the lethal blow has already been struck by the practioner through their resolve.