In Japan, author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Mishima" id="mwAUM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Yukio Mishima">Yukio Mishima</a> and one compatriot commit ritualistic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku" id="mwAUQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Seppuku">seppuku</a> after an unsuccessful coup attempt.