The Economist3d
How a year of tremor and terror transformed Japan
The disasters struck a Japan already reeling economically. After decades as a powerhouse, it suffered a terrific crash of ...
Doc Talk Podcast: Latest On ‘No Other Land,’ Plus A New Film On The AUM Cult Behind A Deadly Sarin Gas Attack
Latest On ‘No Other Land’ Controversy and a new film on the AUM cult behind the deadly 1995 sarin gas attack in Japan.
Altoona Mirror10d
Tokyo subway gassing survivors, victims’ families still seeking closure
Thirty years on from the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo’s subway network, survivors and families who lost loved ones ...
The Telegraph10d
American Legion Post 126's 1930s drum-and-bugle corps highlighted Alton parades
American Legion Post 126 in Alton sponsored a drum-and-bugle corps that performed at fairs and parades.
The World from PRX10d
30 years since Japan’s worst domestic terrorist attack, the cult group behind it is ‘ongoing problem,’ officials say
The worst terrorist attack in Japan's modern history happened 30 years ago, on March 20, 1995, during the morning rush hour ...
Sent-trib10d
March 20, sarin gas attack in Tokyo subway
On March 20, 1995, in Tokyo, packages containing the deadly chemical sarin were opened on five separate subway trains in a ...
IFLScience11d
Tokyo Underground Sarin Attack At 30: Who Was The Deranged Doomsday Cult Responsible?
Following the Tokyo underground attack, Asahara and his inner circle responsible for the sarin release were arrested and ...
Vermont Community Newspaper Group11d
Japan cult widow speaks 30 years after subway attack
Only seven years into her marriage did Yuki Niimi first touch her husband -- at a morgue where she collected his body after ...
The Daily Californian12d
‘AUM’ … did we need this doomsday cult documentary?
While there is no denying the horrific crimes that Asahara masterminded, this apathy toward any initial charisma undermines the victims to whom the filmmakers seek to give a voice.