The Japan TimesMar 21, 2025
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
Thirty years later, Aum Shinrikyo’s horrors are ever-present

Subsequent revelations about the cult proved even more alarming than the 1995 assault. It became clear that the authorities had been worried about the group for some time.

The Japan Times
Show threadJeff SmithMar 17, 2025

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.

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