The conspiracy theory's rise in Japan has disturbing parallels with Aum Shinrikyo, the cult behind the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld its conviction ...

Japanese judges have upheld the death sentence against the final member of a doomsday cult to be charged over the 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo's metro. The ruling brings to an end 16 years of ...

That includes the release of sarin gas on Tokyo subway trains in March of 1995. The attack alone killed 13 people and injured more than 6,000. Out of the 12, half were also executed. Kiyohide ...

On July 19, 22 days after the attack, a company with ties ... Aum Shinrikyo members released sarin on subway trains in central Tokyo during the morning rush hour, killing 13 and injuring thousands.

Mourners offered prayers and flowers for the victims of the 1995 sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Tokyo’s subway system. Families and railway staff members observed a moment of ...

The conspiracy theory's rise in Japan has disturbing parallels with Aum Shinrikyo, the cult behind the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway. Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld its conviction ...

Concerns are mounting about the way police investigate claims of misconduct in the NSW Highway Patrol after footage emerged of officers using excessive force on motorists only to be cleared by initial ...

CITING the need to ensure first responders’ readiness and capabilities in case of chemical attacks, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada underscored the need to allocate funds for the purpose ...

Tu repeatedly met with former senior AUM member Tomomasa Nakagawa before he was executed in 2018 for his role in the Tokyo sarin attack and other assaults involving highly lethal VX nerve agent.

From a sarin attack on a city subway to the rebirth of Buddha to protest marches against indecent magazines, Japan’s religious movements have covered a lot of ground.