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Shoko Asahara
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Historical Background |
Aum successor accused of hiding assets to avoid paying redress
Court orders government to hand cult founder's remains to daughter
Kids raised in Japans AUM cult faced tough recovery from mind control docs
Former Aum Shinrikyo cult member released from jail after serving full term
Aum Shinrikyo successor group snubs reporting obligation
Court rules on Aum cult founder's ashes
High court rejects appeal of Aum cult leader’s 4th oldest daughter to receive his ashes
AUM founder's 2nd daughter to receive his remains, Tokyo court rules
25 years after Tokyo subway attack, Aum is a shadow of its former self
One year on, Aum founder's ashes still in detention house
Tokyo court orders Aum Shinrikyo cult successor Aleph to pay ¥1 billion to victims of sarin attack
Executed former Aum member Yoshihiro Inoue left over 5,000 pages of personal notes
Tokyo Sarin attack: Aum Shinrikyo cult leaders executed
Cult leader’s daughters call for him not to be executed
Cult prevention group seeks stay of execution for ‘brainwashed’ former Aum Shinrikyo members
Japan cult spinoffs persist two decades after sarin attack
VX survivor recalls brush with Aum assassin in ’95
Ex-Aum cult member on death row calls founder 'criminal' in memoir
Authorities uncover Aum cult cell in Moscow: Russian media
Cult attraction: Aum Shinrikyo's power of persuasion
Aum suspect still brainwashed: psychologist
Aum's successors remain 'dangerous,' intel agency says
Aum cult continues growing
Intelligence agency inspects 22 AUM cult-related facilities
Matsumoto: Aum's sarin guinea pig
Japan marks 19th anniversary of subway sarin gas attack
Aum cultists inspire a new generation of admirers
How a yoga school became a doomsday cult
Renamed Aum Shinrikyo cult awarded damages, apology from Tokyo government
Members of Aum Shinrikyo religious cult sects reach record high
Splinter groups of Aum Shinrikyo religious cult get security investigations
Tokyo police end 17-year investigation into Aum crimes
Young people easily get sucked into Aum Shinrikyo spinoff Aleph
Japan cult member nabbed after 17 years on the run
AUM victim Kono to serve as inspector for splinter group
Ex-prosecutor: 'Aum made preparations to topple the government'
What has become of the AUM cult?
Aum may be gone in name but guru still has following
Death penalty for AUM's Nakagawa to stand
Study: Terror cult's persistence key to WMD attack
Final police tally confirms 6,583 fell victim to 8 Aum-related crimes
Man accused of killing wife wrote of need to save daughters from Aleph cult in notes
9 out of 10 Aum crime victims apply for gov't relief
Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack
Death penalty for cult member
Y2.45 mil in cash found in apartment rented by Aum cult member
Japan cult leader still enthralls followers
Japanese doomsday cult leader's daughters sue over jail care
Government says followers of AUM sect drops to 1,500 members
Ex-leader of Japan doomsday cult says sorry
Egawa to resign as cult girl's guardian
Japanese cult guru's daughters lose damage suit
Japanese agents raid offices of AUM splinter group
Leader of splinter group vows break with teachings of Japanese doomsday cult
Aum offshoot reports founding
Security agency to monitor AUM splinter group
Ex-cult spokesman to start new group
Aum splinter group plans to disavow links with cult
Mar 07. Japanese cult leader Shoko Asahara slated for execution, but world won't know about it until afterwards
Faith in Aum guru resurges as Joyu moves to form his own group
AUM Cult Members Visit 1995 Subway Sarin Attack Site
Sarin aftermath
Aum Shinrikyo Cult Head Joyu to Dump Materials That Lead to Asahara Worship
Aum split over 'fees' to guru's wife
Public security authorities raid AUM Shinrikyo cult facilities
Joyu admits he knew cult was behind attacks
Cult divided on where loyalty lies
Chronology of events related to Asahara's trial
AUM-related victims, others react to Asahara's death sentence
Aum leader 'understood ruling'
Is end near for doomsday cultist?
Aum's Joyu faction looks ready to form new sect
Haunted by Tokyo cult
Aum splinter group likely to depart from cult in July
Aum cult thought to be heading toward split
Joyu angling for own cult, cut of half of Aum assets
Aum told to vacate Chiba condo
Investigators probe Japanese doomsday cult headquarters on fears of resurgence
AUM Surveillance to Be Extended for Another 3 Years
AUM Faction Led By Joyu Earned 10 Mil. Yen From Year-End Seminars
AUM still keeping founder Asahara's sermons justifying murder
Psychiatrist Says AUM Founder Asahara Unfit for Trial
AUM Follower Files Damage Suit to Read Sermon Collection
Court rejects request for Asahara's transfer despite prison effect
Aum still poses threat
Lawyers for AUM cult guru say he's mentally incompetent
2 Aum camps vying for ascendancy
Aum earns Y30 mil in seminar fees, donations so far this summer
Aum founder to get psychiatric exam
Japanese cult plans social welfare services
Japan cult leader 'needs care'
'Aum' doomsday cult wants to double membership
Village eyes preserving Aum files
2 ex-senior members of Aum tell all
Once mesmerising cult leader now like a 'doll'
Japanese doomsday cult still kicking
Cult calls off 'hot water training' after death
Aum follower found dead in bathtub, possibly due to 'training'
Asahara 'plays baseball' in Tokyo detention house
Doomsday cult guru in diapers
Aum said still dangerous, to be kept under tight watch
Court Rejects AUM Cult's Request to Stop Surveillance
Dead Asahara disciple's sibling also died mysteriously
Followers still see Matsumoto as their guru
B.I. bans two Japanese cult leaders
Is the doomsday cult poised for revival?
Aum sets up more than 10 business entities
Profile of Japanese Cult Leader
Asahara's victims still suffer despite death ruling
Aum Shinrikyo cult guru: enigmatic or evil leader?
Blinded by the brainwasher
Cult Guru's Sickening Crimes
Aum Shinri Kyo leader ordered to gallows
Deadly cult sisters shed elephant ears for crocodile tears
Ex-Aum members form 5 sects
Drop in Income, Recruits Bodes Ill for Compensation
Cult's reign of terror left the victimized with unhealing scars
Asahara a social fiend or doting guru?
Follower couldn't shake Aum's allure till its 1999 apology
Judgment day for Sarin cult guru Asahara after eight-year trial
Saving best for last, guru verdict done deal?
Tokyo Doomsday Cult Leader to Face Trial
Police raid Japanese cult
Day of Judgment: Teachings of guru still drive Aum
Day of Judgment: Ex-Aum members' reflections provide insight into guru's mind
Day of Judgment: Aum's tricky guruegotistical and persuasive
Day of Judgment: Aum's sarin attack fouled raid plan
Day of Judgment: Aum's actions showed self-righteousness
Day of Judgement: Matsumoto's Aum cult grew rapidly in late '80s
Day of Judgement: Matsumoto's decision to be 'big' followed by fraud, arrest
Day of Judgement: Humble beginnings shed light on Aum cult leader
Day of Judgement: Aum leader still haunts jailed followers
Day of Judgement: Origin of Aum's appeal unknown
One-fourth of doomsday cult followers returned to group
Woman who fled to North Korea was government mole in Aum
Inside Matsumoto's Head
Last plea for doomsday cult guru
Matsumoto's defense team makes final argument
AUM founder Asahara's defense puts blame on followers
Aum Shinrikyo Has More Members In Russia Than In Japan
Takayama city ordered to compensate Aum members
AUM senior member apologizes at conclusion of trial
Aum's Asahara still wields influence 8 years after arrest
Cult leader faces his own moment of truth
Aum facilities rocking social boat
Aum Shinrikyo plagued by guru's whims, journalist says
List of indictments against AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara
Chronology of AUM Shinrikyo developments
Members Confused By Leadership Paradox
Aum cult man flies to Moscow
Cult still a danger in Japan
Asahara maintains his silence
Asahara trial's closing arguments may come in April
Kiyotaka Iwata: Aum kept under watch-and at arm's length
AUM uses sultry Net sirens to lure male members
Aum surveillance extended for 3 years
Surveillance of Aum to continue on grounds it still poses threat to public
Joyu slams planned extension of AUM watch
Japan Security Agency Wants No Let-Up on Aum Cult
Surveillance extension sought
Aum founder's wife to leave prison on Oct 15
Death cult makes millions patting people's heads
Aum grows again, guru still revered
Cult Grip: Niimi remains loyal to the Aum founder
Japan says Aum doomsday cult still dangerous
Doomsday cult elects new leader
Russia refuses entry of 16 Aum members
Aum trying to increase its appeal
Joyu says he will become Aum leader
AUM group starts software firm, resumes ties with Russian followers
Japan Reflects on 1995 Sarin Gas Terror Attack
U.S. freezes assets of AUM Shinrikyo cult, 21 other groups
Aum bio-attacks opened Pandora's box
A Japanese Writer Analyzes Terrorists and Their Victims
Japan Aum cult's anthrax attempt was wake-up call
Years before trade centre, Tokyo nerve gas attack showed urban vulnerability
Ex-AUM member Endo apologizes to sarin attack victims
Japanese sect was close to bioterrorism, journal says
Key Events in Japanese Cult History
Joyu may regain 2nd-highest Aum rank
AUM Nagoya branch to move to inner city
Joyu's room
Aum Shinrikyo loses court bid to prevent surveillance of cult
Japan warns of cult Internet boom
Japan Says Doomsday Cult Growing
Don't forget Tokyo subway gas attack: survivors and bereaved families
AUM guru may undergo mental tests
Children of Asahara forced to pay for guru's alleged crimes
AUM still dangerous
AUM followers number 1,151, up 11 from August
Scholar studies why we hate
Hard legacy for family of japanese sect's leader
Aum followers down by 10%
Aum rulings set line between life and death
Key Events For Japan's Aum Supreme Truth Doomsday Cult
Cultist hints Asahara ordered attack
Cultist 'glad' to help Asahara by releasing sarin
AUM still pursuing sarin studies
AUM trapped in power struggle
AUM changed name on Asahara's orders
AUM developed MSDF software
Aum defectors face long road back from mind control
Japan Cult Used Software to Tap Police--Media
From Sarin to Software
Aum announces 1997-99 sales revenue of 2.6 billion yen
Most Japanese worry about doomsday cult - paper
Under Fire, Japan Sect Starts Over
Core of Aum Shinrikyo Sect Includes Former Guards
Inoue says Joyu knew about sarin gas production
AUM blames Asahara
Japan Sect's Name Change Brings Confusion and Fear
Japanese cult rising again
Freed cult leader expresses remorse for his crimes
Doomsday sect No 2 to return after jail term
Japan fears cults thriving despite crackdowns
Japan braces for release of senior doomsday cult leader
Japanese Cult Admits Culpability
Mother, ex-colleagues visit grave of lawyer's family
Police seize statements of isolated Aum members
Doomsday cult: is it fading away?
Online afterlife for doom sect
Aum begins vacating Adachi-ku headquarters
Cultists live in fear of isolation cells
Aum to end external activities, suspend use of name
Does Aum still pose a threat?
Japan Subway Cult Will Freeze Activities
Aum to release statement on sarin gas attacks
Japanese buy up land to keep feared sect out
Aum faces ban on using name
ASDF sergeants dumped over AUM ties
A cult's revival has Japanese worried
Ishihara to ban Aum members from facilities
Adachi Ward joins Aum ban
Bankruptcy paves way for cultists' eviction
AUM dishing out awards to top cult recruiters
Diet group tries to crack down on AUM activities
Tokyo ward task force agrees to ban AUM
LDP, LP agree to create headquarters to deal with AUM
2 of AUM leader Asahara's children denied residency
Japan Cult Cites Persecution
Asahara's children refused residency registration
The Asahara Trial: Aum doc puts blame on guru
Majority wants tighter grip on Aum
AUM's computer firms bankrolling cult
Government to consider legislation controlling Aum
State may draft Aum-specific law
Anti-Aum group to hold rally in Tokyo
AUM members move under local pressure
A doomsday cult lives
Revision of antisubversion law eyed to regulate Aum
Amrageddon coming in September?
Aum-linked firm kicked out after anticult campaign
29 Matsumoto sarin gas attack victims still suffering
Government must take steps to control Aum
Japan Says It May Try To Outlaw Doomsday Cult
Aum's prefabs raided, cult claims "suppression"
Sarin gas sect fears silence candidates in local election
Villagers watching Aum, not election
Cult firm in same building as gas-attack widow
Anniversary of Tokyo subway gassing brings prayers for victims
Victims say 2,500 still suffer from sarin aftereffects
On anniversary of Japanese subway attack, many fear cult resurgence
Keeping the cult out
Doomsday cult resurfaces
Journalist warns of Aum's appeal to youths
Key members of the Aum Shinri Kyo cult
Aum cult's quiet comeback causing new concerns in Japan
Rocking towards Armageddon
Cult making comeback as leader's terrorism trial goes on
Agency: Aum regards guru's jail as "sacred ground"
Japanese villagers hold a cult-owned house under siege
Tokyo Subway Victims Still Suffering
In Japan, Village Vs. Cult
Police raid Japan cult in embezzlement probe
What in God's name is going on?
Japan sarin gas cult appears on rise again
Japan: Cult Re-Emerges with Recruits Thirsting for Spirituality
Aum sarin chemicals unearthed from mountain in Nikko
Ex-cultists singing new tune
Aum Three Years Later: Cult seen on steady path to rebirth
Aum Three Years Later: Sarin plant haunts Kamikuishiki
Anniversary of subway nerve gas attack observed
Why We Love Gurus
Japanese cult blamed in deadly gas attacks rebuilds
Mahikari and Aum: In the Grip of the Black Hand
Millennium cults pose bigger threat than terrorists
Nerve Gas and the Four Noble Truths
Aum Shinrikyo--Little Cropdusters
Letter bomb renews fears in Japan
Head of Russian division of Aum Shinrikyo terror group sentenced to 15 years in prison
Court records of Aum Shinrikyo members will be stored forever
AUM Shinrikyo cases still not closed: Author Haruki Murakami
Tokyo Sarin attack: Aum Shinrikyo cult leaders executed
With Aum trials over, Asahara and his accomplices can finally be hanged
Japan’s Supreme Court upholds acquittal of ex-Aum Shinrikyo cult member in Tokyo bombing case
Aum Shinrikyo: Final appeal relating to Tokyo subway sarin attack dismissed by Japan's High Court
High Court rejects appeal by Aum Shinrikyo member
Top court rejects appeal by former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive
Ex-Aum Shinrikyo member Katsuya Takahashi gets life in prison over 1995 sarin attack
Supreme Court rejects plea for retrial of Aum founder Asahara
Relatives, victims of Aum attacks to join trial of cult's former member
Former Aum fugitive gets 5-year sentence for role in bomb attack
Japan jails Aum Shinrikyo cult member Makoto Hirata
Hirata and Saito: love on the run
Cultist testifies Hirata knew of kidnap plan
Kariya's family reconciles with former Aum member Hirata
Niimi's wife held in bid to pressure man to join Aleph
Shoko Asahara and Aum
Man receives suspended prison term for harboring ex-AUM member
Tokyo police end 17-year investigation into Aum crimes
Ex-cultist Takahashi served warrant over Aum notary slaying Kyodo
Aum Shinrikyo's Naoko Kikuchi re-indicted over 1995 bombing attempt
Aum's Kikuchi to be indicted over '95 parcel bomb
Aum ex-fugitive served fresh warrant for metro government parcel bomb blast
Final cult fugitive from 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo subway caught at comic-book cafe
Japanese on run for 17 years relieved at arrest
Tokyo High Court rejects another plea for Asahara retrial
Cultist who hid Aum fugitive gets 14 months
Woman accused of sheltering former-AUM Shinrikyo cult member says he is like family
Ex-AUM member Hirata indicted on fresh charges
Ex-AUM member Saito expresses regret over joining cult
Hirata avoids notary-killing charges
Former AUM nurse used pseudonym combining names of celebrities while helping Hirata
Woman who harbored AUM's Hirata had 8 mil. yen in cash
Japan arrests woman who lived with cult fugitive
Police to question Aum founder / Former cultists: Hirata present at meetings about notary's abduction
Police believe AUM nurse helped Hirata while he was on the run
16-year Aum fugitive mum on life on run
Japan cult member nabbed after 17 years on the run
Top court rejects Aum objection
Japan rejects clemency appeal of last Aum Shinrikyo cult member
Ex-AUM cult member releases poems before top court's death sentence ruling
Asahara second retrial plea fails
Death Penalty Confirmed for Sarin Gas Attack Chemist
Man arrested over killing of ex-wife says he wanted daughter back from cult group
Court shoots down Asahara retrial
Police chief shooting case tied to Japan subway gassing dropped
MPD concludes shooting of police chief in '95 was terrorist attack by AUM
Doomsday cult member faces execution
Supreme Court upholds cult AUM Shinrikyo members' death sentences
DNA on coin links Aum to shooting
Tokyo Court Rejects Aum Cult Leader's Retrial Plea, Kyodo Says
Japan cult guru seeks retrial in subway gas attack case
Ex-Aum member Hayashi loses appeal against death sentence
Cult member gets death penalty
Sarin attacker's death sentence final
Japan's top court upholds death sentence for Tokyo gas attacker
Death sentence upheld for Tokyo attack
Death sentence for AUM sarin maker Seiichi Endo upheld at high court
Supreme Court throws out appeal by former Aum doomsday cult member
Japan: Cult chemist appeals death sentence
LEAD: High court upholds death sentence for AUM member Tsuchiya
Top Court Rejects Key AUM Member's Appeal Against Prison Term
Fraud allegations spur police raids of Aum locations
Ex-Aum members speak out / Former devotees unhappy with lack of Matsumoto testimony
Japan Cult Boss Petition Rejected
Cult Leader Should Not Be Executed, Daughters Say
What next in Asahara trial saga?
Asahara's right-hand man Niimi loses death penalty appeal
Asahara attempts to pull the nasty over shrinks
Psychiatrist reports Aum founder Asahara unfit for trial
Japan doomsday cult member walks free but convicted over fundraising
AUM Cultist Tsuchiya Pleads Not Guilty Again at High Court
Yahoo Japan to Post Info on 5 Suspects on Wanted List
Aum member should be indicted over 1995 blast: Prosecution inquest
Japanese alleged cult members arrested under work laws
Japan's top court gives go-ahead to execute first doomsday cult member
High court pushes back deadline for documents in Asahara appeal
Tokyo court rules doomsday cult guru mentally fit to stand trial
Ex-AUM followers indicted over fatal religious training of woman
Court rules gov't right to place killer cult under probation
Prosecutors Drop Police Shooting Case Against 4 Linked to AUM
DNA test on coin links ex-Aum member to shooting of NPA chief
Aum member, man arrested on suspicion of drug fraud
Police back to square one in Kunimatsu shooting
High court upholds death, life sentences for 3 ex-AUM members
Ex-policeman says Aum exploited him over shooting of NPA chief
X-ray evidence points to Japanese cult
Ex-Aum member to be questioned in shooting of NPA chief
Police raid 8 Aum facilities over 1995 NPA chief's shooting
Cult leader held powwow just before police assassination
Japan arrests cult members
7 AUM cultists busted for illegally selling skin cream
Death penalty for Tokyo attack
Japanese court upholds death sentence for Aum doomsday cult member
Trial facts, figures make it one of biggest
Cult leader to appeal conviction
Mind control may have been a factor but not a mitigating one
Top court upholds life term for ex-AUM member, gas attack driver
Cultist the 11th facing gallows
Death for chemist behind Japan cult's sarin attack
2003 saw 30 sentenced to hang, 56 lose appeals
Attorney for Aum founder acquitted
Japanese court upholds death sentence for sect "killing machine"
Aum 'doctor' gets death penalty
Death for Japan cult member
Japan cult guru trial nears end
Japanese court upholds death sentence for Aum cult 'combatant'
AUM member arrested for allegedly obstructing inspection
3 Aum members in alleged scam released for lack of proof
Japan Court to Rule on Doomsday Cult Guru in Feb
Court to rule on killer cult guru next year
Aum members held over swindle
High court upholds death for ex-Aum member
Japan Doomsday Guru May Get Death Penalty
Cult leader faces death penalty call over sarin attack
A Strategy?: Ex-Aum leader silent to the end
Asahara again refuses to respond to questions by his own attorneys
March 13 in trial
Trial of Aum founder Asahara heading for end
Aum figure pleads not guilty after long silence
MPD extends rewards for info on Aum fugitives
AUM's 'health minister' to hang for making sarin
Senior Aum member gets 15 years
Doomsday Cult Member Gets Death
Cult leader trial resumes in Japan
Aum cultist arrested on tax evasion charge
Aum leader given 10-yr term for murder
Appeal period ends on Aum ruling
Cultist's term upheld for 1994 murder attempt
Life term upheld in '95 sarin attack
Japan cult plotters sentenced in Russia
Russian members of Japan sect jailed in bomb plot
Japan Cult Leader Trial Hits Halfway After Six Years
Death sentence on Aum leader upheld
Aum Russians planned to spring Asahara
Russian Aum cult members go on trial
Trial of religious sect members under way in Russian Far East
AUM cultist working for NTT in bank scam
Japan cultist nabbed for stealing bank information
Ex-cultist pleads mind control in appeal
High court gives ex-AUM member 17 years for '94 sarin attack
Cult members to stand trial in Russia
AUM stockpiles 100s of guru's killer videos
Japan Doomsday Cult Leader's Wife Loses Appeal
Asahara trial reaches 200th hearing, but verdict not in sight
Former Aum cult member gets life sentence for nerve-gas attack
Asahara trial
Senior AUM member freed, denounces cult
Japan cult member jailed 8 yrs for part in murder
Lawyers defend axing charges against Asahara
Death Sentence in Japan Cult Case
Latest Aum death sentence marks milestone
Regrets of an Aum 'fanatic'
Death for cult member who murdered family
Seventh Japan Cult Member Gets Death Penalty
Cultist who made nerve gas is sentenced to death
Judge sentences third Aum cultist to death for role in Sakamoto killings
Cult Duo In Tokyo Gas Attack To Hang
Japan Cultists Sentenced To Death
Cultist Says Asahara Ordered 1,000 Machineguns Be Made
Key cult figure gets life term for role in subway gas attack
Japanese Cult Leader Kin Arrested
Lawyer lost way being with Aum
Aum Implicated in Nuclear Information Stealing
Japanese Cult Lawyer Sentenced
Aum head's trial enters 150th hearing
Asahara told him to kill, cultist says
Japan doomsday cult guru's daughters arrested
Former cultist sentenced to life over Tokyo subway gassing
Tomita murder case opened at Shoko Asahara's trial
The Asahara Trial: Inoue details VX gas attack
Missing cult boy rescued at inn after tip-off
Police arrest cultist who loses temper at bank
Japan Cops Raid Cult Facilities
Chronology of cultists' legal battles
Aum trials tail off as Asahara's day nears
Japan hangs two convicts as Amnesty protests
Prosecutors seek death sentence for Hayashi
Prosecutors seek death sentences in Aum trial
Japan Seeks Death for Cult Members
Aum follower gets life for role in sarin attack
Asahara OK'd cremation of cultist
15 years sought for Aum lawyer in sarin gassing
The Asahara Trial: Guru ordered cult to make guns
Asahara's wife says AUM must reflect on crimes
The Asahara Trial: Aum member explains VX attack
Aum victims want Asahara to hang
Aum facility raided over Nagano confinement
Senior Aum member admits crimes in letter
Police confiscate AUM toxic treasure trove
Ex-cops put bounty on AUM fugitives
Aum members linked to confinement freed from detention
Cops find woman in Gumma AUM cell
Ex-doomsday cult leader will hang
Aum senior member gets death penalty for subway attack
Japan cult members arrested for imprisoning woman
The Asahara Trial: Guru speaks, blames cultists for attack
Alleged Aum driver faces life for role in subway gassing
Cult Members Arrested in Japan
Cultist says he could not defy 'poa' order
Courts resume Asahara trials
Asahara's wife gets 6-year prison term at high court
Murder sentence of Japan cult leader's wife cut on appeal
Sentence Reduced for Japan Cultist
Police increase team in abduction probe
Asahara unintelligible in court testimony
Ex-AUM member gets 18 years for terrorism
Cultist claims he overheard Asahara pitch attack
Japanese Cops Storm PC Maker
Manager arrested as cops raid AUM facilities
Expert testifies on Aum head-twisting
Police probe source of Aum funds
The Asahara Trial: Aum doc puts blame on guru
Sarin victim's kin wait for Asahara's conviction
Cultist says Inoue lied about guru
Aum bases raided, cultists nabbed for leaflets
Police confiscate AUM fliers in 3 Kanto raids
Asahara said unaware of Kariya scheme
Cultists protest police crackdown
Prosecutors seek death sentence for AUM gasser
Death penalty sought for Aum man over subway attack
Death sentence sought for cultist
Dead notary's sister takes stand against Aum
Japan Cops Probe Doomsday Cult
Life term sought for Asahara's driver
Police swoop on Japanese cult
Japanese cult buildings raided
The Asahara Trial: Endo "shocked" that sarin killed people
The Asahara Trial: Hearings enter fourth year
High court upholds acquittal of gangster in 1995 murder
Kyodo news summary
Japanese Sarin gas cult's "empress" gets 44 months in jail
Japan Cult Leader Jailed for Attack
Famed doctor was blinded by loyalty to Asahara
Hayashi sentence sets precedent for cult trials
Aum doctor gets life sentence for subway sarin attack
Aum founder's wife gets 7-year term
Reporter dogs cultists' trials
The Asahara Trial: Niimi said Aum crimes were just
The Asahara Trial: Cultist says he hoped for post-attack probe
The Asahara Trial: Cultist says he buried VX to stop attacks
Tokyo court orders Aum Shinrikyo cult successor Aleph to pay ¥1 billion to victims of sarin attack
Final police tally confirms 6,583 fell victim to 8 Aum-related crimes
9 out of 10 Aum crime victims apply for gov't relief
Retrial request for AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Asahara dismissed by high court
Bankruptcy process at Aum ends; taxpayers to foot rest of redress
Matsumoto sarin victim dies 14 years after attack
Aum compensation unresolved / Govt, parties must address state's responsibility for terrorism victims
Victims of AUM crimes to get compensation from government
Bankruptcy for AUM cult complete, victims to share 1.5 billion yen
Aum's bankruptcy proceedings to end 13 years on
LDP eyes compensation for Aum victims with bill
Victims still seeking compensation
AUM members ordered to compensate family of murdered man
Japan Cult Guru Told to Pay $3.7M
AUM guru ordered to pay damages for lethal gassing
Asahara ordered to pay 460 mil. yen over sarin attack
AUM Left 2 Gold Ingots Behind
30% of subway gas attack survivors still suffer from stress
Aum leaders told to pay redress
Japan Cult Offers Compensation to Gas Victims
Subway Gassing Victims Still Plagued by Health Problems
Sarin victims say more must be done
Death cult they can't kill haunts a nation
$49m bill for doom cultists
Aum must pay 668 million yen in sarin redress
Moscow Court Rules Damages to Aum Shinri Kyo Victims
Aum pays redress to its victims
Cult Accused in Attack Offers Money
AUM tries worming out of compensation
Aum agrees to hand over 5 cult facilities
Victims of Japan Cult Gassing Not Claiming Compensation
Court orders Aum assets seized for compensation
Measures sought to seize more Aum assets
Aum property moved to Gunma Pref.
Receiver seeks new law to liquidate Aum assets
Kin of Man in Cult Suit Abducted
Aum to pay 10 million for illegal squatting
Government to consider new legislation to relieve suffering of victims committed by members of Aum
Aum attack survivors to get compensation
Sarin attack victims seek healthcare costs
Matsumoto families settle for 510 million yen
State to withdraw 400 million yen claim against Aum
Aum Three Years Later: Victims struggle for redress
Government to extend controls on former Aum cult
Tokyo court disposed of records linked to AUM cult dissolution order
Disciplinary request retracted against Aum cult successor group
Agency inspects Aum-related groups
Aleph raided over alleged lease fraud
AUM cult successor group raided over illegal recruiting practices
Russia police raids target Japan Aum Shinrikyo cult
Police Raid Apartments of Japanese Cult in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Surveillance of Aum successor cults extended three more years
Security agency inspects AUM splinter group's facilities
AUM victim Kono to serve as inspector for splinter group
Agency seeks to keep up Aum surveillance
Cult Shadow Still Looms Over Japan
Security agency inspects 32 AUM Shinrikyo cult facilities in 2010
9 out of 10 Aum crime victims apply for gov't relief
Security Agency to Request 3-Year Extension of AUM Surveillance
Aum remains dangerous: Justice Ministry agency
Law puts brakes on Aum activities
Tax bureau rejects complaint from Aum
Anti-Aum law searches begin
Agency gets OK to monitor Aum
Aum's survival in doubt as watch begins
Cult feeling the heat as crackdown laws debut
2 bills enacted to tighten grip on AUM
Lower House panel approves bills to crack down on Aum
Highlights of the legislation
Apology not enough as PM moves on sect
Japan OKs Laws To Restrain Cult
Gov't will help cultists quit AUM
Japan Drafts Bill to Control Some Cults by Year's End
Japanese government approves law to keep eye on cult
Japan govt approves bill aimed at doomsday cult
Drafts for Aum control bills unveiled
Anticult bill to restrict activities of ex-convicts
Tough anti-subversion bill targets AUM
Papers call for tight grip on Japan's Aum Supreme Truth cult
Japan Cult To Freeze Activities, No Apology
Campaign for Anti-Aum law to continue
State writing law to better handle Aum
Gov't favors new legislation for controlling AUM
AUM places raided over illegal land purchase
Government to tighten control on Aum activities
1995 sarin victim makes film to confront member of Aum Shinrikyo
Third of Tokyo subway sarin attack victims likely suffered PTSD
1995 Sarin Attack Survivor Asakawa Dies
Relatives, victims of Aum attacks to join trial of cult's former member
Tokyo sarin attack widow says she wants cult members executed
Executions loom for doomsday cult that brought death to the Tokyo subway
No closure with end of Aum trials
Widow makes film to pass down memories of 1995 sarin attack
Sarin victim shares her pain
3,200 seek expulsion of AUM members from Gunma
Japan's Aum Supreme Truth sect finally on the run: analysts
500 people hold anti-Aum rally in Gunma Pref.
3,500 people attend anti-AUM rally in Tochigi Pref.
Over 1,000 people attend anti-AUM rally in Tochigi Pref.