In Japan, fears grow of Aum Shinrikyo death cult’s revival

Jul 25, 2025 | INVESTING

The widow of a man killed when followers of the Aum Shinrikyo cult released sarin gas on the Tokyo subway system in 1995 has warned that a son of the founder of the apocalyptic religious group intends to resurrect its operations and ambitions.
Shizue Takahashi also cautioned that public memory of the attack – which killed 14 people and left 5,000 others needing treatment for exposure to the nerve agent – is fading in Japan, making it easier for Shoko Asahara’s son to reassert control and rebuild…

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