Seppuku The word means "suicide" in Japanese. The usual modern word for suicide is . Related words include , and . In some popular western texts, such as martial arts magazines, the term is associated with suicide of samurai wives. The term was introduced into English by Lafcadio Hearn in his "Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation", an understanding which has since been translated into Japanese and Hearn seen through Japanese eyes. Joshua S. Mostow notes that Hearn misunderstood the term "jigai" to be the female equivalent of seppuku. Mostow's context is analysis of Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" and the original Cio-Cio
Samurai Warriors 2 parent game on the Xbox 360. The expansion introduced new characters to the series, including Maeda Toshiie, Gracia and Chōsokabe Motochika. Imagawa Yoshimoto from "Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends" returned in the expansion with an updated character design, and Shibata Katsuie and Sasaki Kojirō from "Samurai Warriors 2 Empires" are also playable and have new weapons. Shibata Katsuie wields two hand axes, while Sasaki Kojirō still carries a nodachi, but can now summon an ex-dimensional sword during battle. Because Imagawa Yoshimoto was put back into the game, the previously omitted Battle of Okehazama is brought back, and Hideyoshi's Shikoku campaign against