Three successor groups of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo continue to attract new young members, 30 years after the doomsday cult carried out a deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/aum-successors-young-members/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #philosophy #aleph
Thirty years ago, Aum's sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system killed 14, injured 6,000 and exposed the group's criminal activities and the authorities' failure to act despite prior warnings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/03/21/aum-thirty-years-later/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #matsumotochizuo #aumshinrikyo #saringasattack #tokyo #cults #shokoasahara
Kazuo Asakawa still remembers the smiles of his younger sister despite her long battle against the aftereffects of Aum Shinrikyo's sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/tokyo-sarin-attack-victim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyosaringasattack #aumshinrikyo #terrorism
Japan marked the 30th anniversary on Thursday of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which killed 14 people and injured over 6,000. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/aum-sarin-gas-attack-30th-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #terrorism #tokyosaringasattack #kasumigaseki
An ex-instructor for the Ground Self-Defense Force Chemical School said measures have progressed after the Aum Shinrikyo cult's 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system but warned against complacency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/aum-sarin-gas-attack-sdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #terrorism #tokyosaringasattack #sdf #gsdf
A former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo has expressed regret over his involvement in the doomsday cult ahead of the 30th anniversary of its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/crime-legal/ex-aum-exec/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #terrorism
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki called for caution over the three successor groups to Aum Shinrikyo, ahead of the 30th anniversary on Thursday of the doomsday cult's sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/crime-legal/justice-minister-comments-aum/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aumshinrikyo #aleph #hikarinowa #yamadaranoshudan #tokyosaringasattack #shokoasahara
The son of a victim in an abduction case involving the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult wants perpetrators to continue feeling remorse 30 years on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/19/japan/aum-victim-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #kiyoshikariya #japanesecourts
The health ministry will electronically preserve medical records of victims of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system, starting from April at the earliest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/japan-cult-sarin-gas-attack-medical-records/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #health #mhlw #shokoasahara #tokyosaringasattack #terrorism #massmurder
Thirty years after a sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system, a former emergency room physician describes the terror of treating large numbers of patients without initially knowing what happened to them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/japan-cult-sarin-attack-ex-doctor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #hospitals #stluke039sinternationalhospital #shokoasahara #tokyosaringasattack #terrorism #massmurder
The widow of Tomomitsu Niimi, who took part in Aum Shinrikyo's March 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, has opened up about her marriage, saying, "Until the very end, he gave no apology to those who died." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/crime-legal/japan-cult-sarin-attack-inmate-widow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #tomomitsuniimi #tokyosaringasattack #terrorism #massmurder
Murakami Haruki wrote a book called “Underground” about the people who were impacted by this. The long term physical and mental health effects are so sad. Japanese society didn’t treat the victims well.
Thirty years ago, the religious cult Aum Shinrikyo brought terror to Tokyo. In the years that followed, authorities set out to make the morning commute as safe as possible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/society/aum-shinrikyo-sarin-terrorism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #aumshinrikyo #tokyosaringasattack #terrorism
A former National Police Agency executive has expressed regret for failing to raid Aum Shinrikyo bases before the doomsday cult mounted its sarin nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/15/japan/police-official-aum-regret/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyosaringasattack #aumshinrikyo #terrorism #npa #japanesepolice #takashikakimi
If you want to get things moving, look to the kanji 通 for help. It's notably used in words relating to commuting and passing through things, as well as transmission of information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/14/language/sarin-train-commute-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #aumshinrikyo #jlptn5 #jlptn3
A nonprofit group helping victims of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult plans to disband at the end of March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/japan-sarin-gas-attack-victim-group-disband/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyosaringasattack #aumshinrikyo #health #shinsukekimura
Town: Osaka, Japan
Tourist attraction: Aleph Osaka Training Center
What's the most unusual sight you've seen while traveling?
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Japan Times: Special website created 30 years after Tokyo subway sarin attack. “The Public Security Intelligence Agency launched a special website Friday to preserve public memory of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult. The agency hopes that the website, which features the memories of bereaved families and related photos, will help […]
The Public Security Intelligence Agency launched a special website Friday to preserve public memory of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/sarin-attack-website/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #terrorism #massmurder
Recently I realized Tomino put lots of Hindu and Buddhist themes into Gundam, but I haven't seen anyone talk about this. I guess that makes sense, since it's not like the average English-speaker knows much about either religion. Hell, I only know a tiny bit myself, but it's enough to notice certain things.
And there's also the Origin and Aum Shinrikyo connection. That's a whole 'nother big thing that people never discuss, even though Origin makes way more sense as a story/remake when you realize what Yasuhiko was responding to.
I'm just thinking out loud right now, but when I have time, I do want to write about this stuff with more detail. Gundam has so much spiritual and cultural stuff going on that often gets "lost in translation" for fans outside of Asia like myself... It's quite interesting to learn about. Adds a deeper level.
