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Aum Shinrikyo (オウム真理教, Oumu Shinrikyō) (1984–2007) Aleph ( Japanese : アレフ , Hepburn : Arefu ) , better known by their former name Aum Shinrikyo ( オウム真理教 , Oumu Shinrikyō , literally 'religion of Aum Supreme Truth') , is a Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987.
Executions in Japan are carried out by hanging, and the country has seven execution chambers, all located in major cities. After a four-year moratorium, executions resumed in 1993 and up to 15 have taken place almost each year since then.
Aum Shinrikyo 8 Members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult released sarin gas near the homes of several judges who presiding over legal cases involving the cult. 500+ injured [22] 20 March 1995: Tokyo subway sarin attack: Tokyo Aum Shinrikyo 13 6,252 injured 25 July 1998: Wakayama arsenic poison case: Sonobe district of Wakayama, Wakayama ...
Japan hanged Shoko Asahara on Friday and six other members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which killed 13 people in an attack that shattered the country's myth of public safety.
Apocalypse Observed was published in December 2000 by Routledge. [2] [3] Its author, John R. Hall, was a professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis. [4]The chapter on Aum Shinrikyo was written by Hall alongside Sylvaine Trinh, while the chapter on the Order of the Solar Temple was written with Philip D. Schuyler. [1]
The execution of Japanese doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara leaves unanswered questions about Aum Shinrikyo, the group behind the 1995 sarin-gas attack on the Tokyo subway that killed 13 people ...
Aum Shinrikyo", Dark History Podcast 2018-06-15; Aum Shinrikyo A history of Aum and list of Aum-related links; The Aum Supreme Truth Terrorist Organization – The Crime library Crime Library article about Aum; I got some pictures of sarin scattered on the metro floor Several pictures taken by One of the passengers on the scene (in Japanese)
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