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 ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)5d
Court in Japan orders dissolution of Unification Church
The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into ...
Japanese Court Disbands Unification Church in Wake of Abe Killing
The assassination in 2022 of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime minister, led to an investigation into the group’s ...
Tokyo court orders Unification Church dissolution after Shinzo Abe's assassination
The Unification Church has faced hundreds of lawsuits in Japan from families who say that it manipulated members into ...
30 years after deadly Tokyo subway gassing, survivors and victims’ families still seeking closure
Survivors and victims' families are seeking justice thirty years after the fatal sarin nerve gas attack in Tokyo's subway ...
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 ...
Nikkei Asia14d
Singapore defense summit, China retail sales, San Miguel reports
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. Singapore plays host to a three-day defense summit while Japan this week marks 30 years since its deadly subway gas attack. China publishes key economic data ...
Kyodo News+14d
Victims of 1995 AUM sarin attack struggling with PTSD, survey shows
Around a quarter of victims who responded to a survey about posttraumatic stress linked to their experience of the AUM Shinrikyo nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway 30 years ago are likely still ...
Kyodo News+14d
Victims of 1995 AUM sarin attack struggling with PTSD, survey shows
An anti-terrorist drill is conducted at a Tokyo Metro facility in Tokyo on March 13, 2025, ahead of the 30th anniversary on March 20 of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo ...