TOKYO -- Three decades on from the 1995 sarin gas attacks on Tokyo subways perpetrated by Aum Shinrikyo, techniques used by the cult to recruit and manipulate followers remain in use, updated for the ...

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.

with her curiosity about mysticism eclipsing her fears of Aum, she said. For her, the cult's key allure was the idea that through its training, including chanting and intense spiritual meditation ...

Yuki joined Aleph in 2002, with her curiosity about mysticism eclipsing her fears of Aum, she said. For her, the cult’s key allure was the idea that through its training, including chanting and ...