![]() ![]() Local police reported the arrest of Kazuhiro Kusakabe, the suspected driver, who allegedly admitted to intentionally ramming his vehicle into crowds to protest his opposition to the death penalty, specifically in retaliation for the execution of the aforementioned Aum cult members.Īum Shinrikyo, which split into Aleph and Hikari no Wa in 2007, had already been formally designated a terrorist organization by several countries, including Russia, Canada, Japan, Kazakhstan, as well as the European Union. At 12:10 am, on New Year's Day 2019, at least nine people were injured (one seriously) when a car was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating the new year on Takeshita Street in Tokyo. Six additional followers were executed on 26 July. ![]() On 6 July 2018, after exhausting all appeals, Asahara and six followers on death row were executed as punishment for the 1995 attacks and other crimes. Asahara insisted on his innocence in a radio broadcast relayed from Russia and directed toward Japan. The group says that those who carried out attacks did so secretly, without being known to other executives and ordinary believers. It carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been responsible for the Matsumoto sarin attack the previous year. Hikari no Wa (2008), Yamada's Club, Keroyon ClubĪum Shinrikyo ( オウム真理教, Oumu Shinrikyō) (1984–2007)Īleph ( Japanese: アレフ, Hepburn: Arefu), formerly Aum Shinrikyo ( オウム真理教, Oumu Shinrikyō, literally 'Supreme Truth'), is a Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987. Western millenarianism/millennialism (formerly)
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