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tsujigiri
Tsujigiri ( or , literally "crossroads killing") is a Japanese term for a practice when a samurai, after receiving a new katana or developing a new fighting style or weapon, tests its effectiveness by attacking a human opponent, usually a random defenseless passer-by, in many cases during night time. The practitioners themselves are also referred to as tsujigiri.
Namamugi Incident
samurai assault on British people in Japan on September 14, 1862
Tsuyama massacre
1938 spree killing in Japan
Kantō Massacre
mass murder of Koreans in Kantō region after Kantō Earthquake 1923
assassination of Inejiro Asanuma
1960 assassination in Japan
Revenge of Soga Brothers
Revenge case in the early Kamakura period