Sinar Daily on MSN6d
Japan Aum Shinrikyo cult widow speaks 30 years after subway attack
Before that, a glass screen had always separated her from her death-row spouse Tomomitsu Niimi, a notorious member of the Aum ...
The Japan Times3d
Aum Shinrikyo successors continue to gain new young members
Successor group Aleph's recruitment tactics are characterized by the concealment of its name and the use of conspiracy ...
The World from PRX on MSN4d
30 years since Japan’s worst domestic terrorist attack, the cult group behind it is ‘ongoing problem,’ officials say
The worst terrorist attack in Japan's modern history happened 30 years ago, on March 20, 1995, during the morning rush hour ...
The Japan Times5d
Aum Shinrikyo victim's son wants continued remorse
Minoru Kariya's father, Kiyoshi, then 68, was killed in an abduction case involving the doomsday cult in 1995.
30 years on, victims of Aum Shinrikyo’s sarin attack on Tokyo subway still traumatised
The cult behind the attack has yet to compensate its victims, while its offshoots continue to gain followers and amass wealth ...
VOX POPULI: Unresolved woes leave Japan open to ‘something Aum-like’ again
First, there was the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Then, the crimes of doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo came to light. On the ...
EDITORIAL: 30 years later, we’re still learning lessons from Aum attack
We cannot forget the day in 1995 when a terrorist attack in the nation’s capital abruptly and tragically shattered so many ...
The Daily Californian5d
‘AUM’ … did we need this doomsday cult documentary?
While there is no denying the horrific crimes that Asahara masterminded, this apathy toward any initial charisma undermines the victims to whom the filmmakers seek to give a voice.
Nippon3d
Aum Shinrikyo Successors Continue to Gain New Young Members
Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)--Three successor groups of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult continue to attract new young members 30 years after the cult carried out a deadly sarin gas ...
‘Aum: The Cult at the End of the World’ Review: A Broad If Chilling Look Inside Japan’s Infamous Doomsday Cult
This well-sourced look at the group behind the Tokyo subway attack shines more light on cult tropes than it does on Aum ...
Nippon10d
Aum Shinrikyo Victim's Son Wants Continued Remorse
Tokyo, March 14 (Jiji Press)--The son of a victim in an abduction case involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wants perpetrators to continue feeling remorse 30 years on. "There are two kinds of ...