Cultural In the Warring States Period and the MISC@1 period of LOCATION@1 , samurai who disgraced their honor chose to end their own lives by seppuku , a method in which the samurai takes a sword and slices into his abdomen , causing a fatal injury .

Cultural In the Warring States Period and the MISC@1 period of LOCATION@1 , samurai who disgraced their honour chose to end their own lives by harakiri -LRB- hara means stomach and kiri means cut -RRB- or seppuku .
