Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response
While Washington drew lessons from past incidents, enabling it to build a COVID-19 vaccine quickly, Tokyo allowed itself to fall behind.
Aum founder's second daughter to receive his remains, top court rules
The public security authority is closely monitoring how the remains will be treated once they are handed over, amid concerns the ashes and hair will become objects of worship.
"Wednesday was a red-letter day for me. With a thrill and also a feeling of antipathy, I left home early to go to the polls."
Victims' kin still grieving 26 years after Tokyo subway sarin attack
A ceremony was held at Tokyo Metro Co.'s Kasumigaseki Station in Chiyoda Ward to remember the indiscriminate attack that claimed 14 lives and injured more than 6,000 people.
Third of Tokyo subway sarin attack victims likely suffered PTSD
One-third of victims of the March 1995 deadly sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system long suffered symptoms related to posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study by Hiroshima University and others. "The victims may be still suffering from symptoms" even 25 years after ...
Continued surveillance sought for Aum-linked groups in Japan
Three groups, comprising some 1,650 members, are active across 15 of the country's 47 prefectures.
Aum cult leader Asahara's daughter to get his remains, court rules
The move comes amid a row over who will take possession of Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara's ashes.
25 years after Tokyo subway attack, Aum is a shadow of its former self
Doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo's sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway trains shocked Japan and the world, raising concerns over nonstate organizations obtaining weapons of mass destruction.
In letter, executed former Aum member urged would-be terrorists to halt attacks
Tomomasa Nakagawa penned the letter in English and intended it for an American researcher.
Japan marks 25 years since deadly Aum sarin attack on Tokyo subway
The cult’s founder Shoko Asahara and senior members were executed in 2018.
'Underground': The thematic keystone to Haruki Murakami's oeuvre
In the 20 years that have passed since the publication of Haruki Murakami's nonfiction "Underground," it remains both an outlier and a springboard for the career that would follow.
Report highlights risk of cyberattacks and terrorism during Tokyo Olympics
The Public Security Intelligence Agency has warned against cyberattacks in an annual report with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics just around the corner. In the report released Thursday regarding the security situation in Japan and overseas, the agency said that cyberattacks may interfere with ...
