r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Possible_Muscle_4461 • 2d ago
Meme needing explanation Peter?
What's this all about?
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u/villi-eldr 2d ago
Feudal japan times people committed Seppuku (ritual suicide) if they dishonoured themselves.
Japan pilots committed kamikaze during pearl harbour (using their planes and themselves to take out US ships).
Not to mention, there's a forest for Japanese to commit suicide too.
So... that's likely the link.
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u/wrylypolecat 2d ago
This is reference to the Japanese word "tsunami", which the samurai used to do
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u/Gloomy_Olive_4582 1d ago
You're thinking of seppuku. A tsunami is a gigantic wave caused by undersea earthquakes.
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