The Public Security Intelligence Agency has officially recognized the second son of Chizuo Matsumoto, former leader of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, as leader of the group's successor organization Aleph. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/crime-legal/aum-shinrikyo-founder-son-aleph-leader/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aumshinrikyo #aleph #massmurder
The Public Security Intelligence Agency has identified the second son of Shoko Asahara — the founder of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo cult — as the de facto head of Aleph, the group regarded as Aum’s successor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/aum-shinrikyo-son/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #saitama #japanesepolice #tokyosaringasattack
Police in Saitama Prefecture have found tens of millions of yen in cash at the home of the wife of the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder Chizuo Matsumoto, who went by the name Shoko Asahara. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/crime-legal/aum-shinrikyo-founder-wife/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #aumshinrikyo #shokoasahara #saitama #japanesepolice #tokyosaringasattack