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AUM SHINRIKYO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 17, 2018
The other side of crime: 'Victims left behind'
The 1995 Aum sarin gas attacks in Tokyo laid the foundations for the creation of support networks to help protect those affected by the incident.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 17, 2018
With amnesty or death, Japan seeks to draw a line under Heisei Era crimes
Those with the conviction that members of Japan's Imperial family have negligible impact on the lives of their subjects should bear in mind that for a tiny few, it can literally be a matter of life or death.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2018
Japan launches website on Aum cult in bid to raise public awareness of splinter groups
The Public Security Intelligence Agency has set up the government's first website about the Aum Shinrikyo cult and the series of crimes it committed — including the deadly 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack — with the aim of broadening the public's awareness of the group, which now has three...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2018
Aleph raided over alleged lease fraud
Police on Monday raided facilities of the main successor group to doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo in connection with an alleged case of fraud involving a condominium lease, investigators said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2018
Activist widowed by Aum yet to find peace decades after deadly '95 sarin attack
The March 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system perpetrated by the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo changed Shizue Takahashi forever. Had it not been for the attack, she would have continued on as an ordinary housewife who enjoyed making sweets.
EDITORIALS
Jan 24, 2018
Aum trials leave many questions unanswered
The conclusion of the criminal trials of Aum Shinrikyo members does not mean all the questions regarding the cult and its crimes have been answered.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jan 21, 2018
After more than 20 years of trials, Japan's Supreme Court removes final obstacle to Aum executions
After more than 20 years of court battles, Aum Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara and his death row accomplices can now be executed for their crimes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 19, 2018
Aum trials seen near completion as top court upholds life term for Katsuya Takahashi
The trials related to Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult that executed the deadly sarin attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, are close to ending after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a former cultist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2017
Aum founder's daughter voids parents' rights to inherit her property
The Yokohama family court granted a request by a daughter of Aum Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara to nullify her parents' right to inherit her property in the event of her death.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2017
Offices of Aum successor Aleph raided over recruiting practices
Police on Monday searched five offices and facilities of the main successor group to the Aum Shinrikyo cult that was responsible for the 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2017
U.S. toxicologist meets Aum cultist on death row to discuss Kim Jong Nam murder
A U.S. toxicologist researching incidents involving the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo met one of its former senior members on death row on Thursday to discuss the recent murder of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean leader's half-brother, by VX, a deadly nerve agent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2017
False sense of security? Experts weigh the threat that terrorism poses Japan
Widely regarded as a safe place to live, Japan currently sits in ninth position on the Global Peace Index's list of the most peaceful nations on the planet. The East Asian nation is generally believed to be an orderly society that has incredibly low homicide and assault rates, and it certainly doesn't...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2016
High court upholds life sentence for Aum member Katsuya Takahashi for role in subway sarin attack
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive to life in prison for his role in the doomsday cult's 1995 sarin attacks on the Tokyo subway system that killed 13 people and sickened thousands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016
Aum successor group set up new facility in Sapporo: intelligence agency
A successor group to the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult that killed 13 Tokyo commuters and poisoned many others with sarin gas in 1995 has set up a new operating base in Hokkaido, intelligence officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jun 4, 2016
Legal reform may start rooting out gangsters
Lawmakers in the Diet approved reform to the country's criminal justice system last month, mandating the recording of police interrogations in certain circumstances, revamping the existing wiretap law and introducing a plea bargain system for the first time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2016
Metro workers mark 21st anniversary of sarin gas attack in Tokyo
Subway workers mark the 21st anniversary of the Aum Shinrikyo cult's 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo metro, but kin of the deceased are still angry with the perpetrators.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 14, 2016
Top court rejects ex-Aum member's appeal against nine-year prison term
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a former senior member of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, in a move that will finalize a nine-year prison sentence for his involvement in three criminal incidents.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Dec 9, 2015
Filmmakers explore Japan's infamous doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo, with mixed results
Today the saga of Aum Shinrikyo — a doomsday cult that killed 13 Tokyo commuters and poisoned many others with sarin gas in 1995 — seems like something out of a bad manga. What could have possessed so many well-educated middle-class people, to follow Shoko Asahara, a deranged guru who taught a mishmash...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2015
Prosecutors appeal high court acquittal of Aum ex-fugitive in 1995 parcel bombing
Prosecutors appeal a ruling that found a female former member of Aum Shinrikyo and ex-fugitive not guilty of a 1995 parcel bombing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2015
Court acquits Kikuchi of 1995 Aum bombing, deeming she was unaware of plot
The Tokyo High Court acquits former Aum Shinrikyo cult member Naoko Kikuchi of attempted murder in a 1995 bomb attack.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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