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  2. Kaishakunin - Wikipedia

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    In any case, the kaishakunin will always keep eye contact with the samurai performing seppuku, and waiting for his cut (kiri) through his abdomen (hara). When the samurai actually performs the seppuku , and after he returns the dagger ( tantō ) back to its place, the kaishakunin steps forward, letting the katana drop straight through the back ...

  3. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the ...

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    International: The Convention on the Political Rights of Women was approved by the United Nations General Assembly during the 409th plenary meeting, on 20 December 1952, and adopted on 31 March 1953. The Convention's purpose is to codify a basic international standard for women's political rights.

  4. Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other ...

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    Women residing in the US automatically retained their American citizenship if they did not explicitly renounce; women residing abroad had the option to retain American citizenship by registration with a US consul. [55] The aim of these provisions was to prevent cases of multiple nationalities among women. [56] 1908. Muller v.

  5. How Shogun's Depiction of Seppuku Compares to Real History - AOL

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  6. Criminal punishment in Edo-period Japan - Wikipedia

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    For crimes requiring moderate punishment, convicts could be sent to work at labor camps such as the one on Ishikawa-jima in Edo Bay.More serious acts could result in being sent to work in the gold mine on the island of Sado.

  7. Women gradually rise in Japanese politics but face deep ...

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    A growing number of women are now seeking political careers, but they are still in the minority, especially in national politics where electoral decisions are largely determined by closed-door ...

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    "Stop dating men, stop having sex with men, stop talking to men, divorce your husbands, leave your f--king boyfriends, leave them," a TikTokker said. ... Liberal women withhold sex, shave heads to ...

  9. Yamanami Keisuke - Wikipedia

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    Some time after the Zenzaiya incident he tried to escape the Shinsengumi, despite the regulation against deserters. As a result, he committed seppuku with Okita as his kaishakunin on March 20 (lunar calendar February 23), 1865.