Aum Shinrikyo
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Aleph, better known by their former name Aum Shinrikyo, is a Japanese new religious movement and doomsday cult founded by Shoko Asahara in 1987. It carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack in
Aum Shinrikyo facility in Kamikuishiki, September 8, 1996
An anti–Aum Shinrikyo protest in Japan, 2009
An anti–Aum Shinrikyo banner in 2014
PSIA officers conduct a surprise inspection on a suspected Aleph building in 2013.
Hikari no Wa
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Hikari no Wa or The Circle of Rainbow Light is a Japanese new religious movement started in 2007. It was founded by Fumihiro Joyu, the previous spokesperson and public relations manager of the Japanes
Aum Shinrikyo
…to the death penalty, specifically in retaliation for the execution of the aforementioned Aum cult members. Aum 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, France, Kazakhstan, and…
GS Heim Karasuyama in Minamikarasuyama, where Hikari no Wa headquarters are located in