worth mentioning that cult followings were nothing new in the world. But in imperialistic Japan, ideology such as this, had never before been seen. However, the attack in Japan, by Aum Shinrikyo proved the lengths a small, organized group of domestic dissenters can achieve with the proper motivation. The Aum Shinrikyo was a religious group started in rural Japan by a poor, blind, ambitious farmer named Shoko Asahara. (Jones 2008). He began his adult
Religion and Crime are universal social processes, but first they may seem sovereign, even conflicting, social processes involving a separation conflict, disaster and disagreement; religion implies unity, peace and tranquility. However, the crime can be comprehensive and religion can move actors to challenge and negate the social and political order. Therefore, following Lewis Cosers observation that all social life "always involves harmony and conflict, attraction and compulsion, love and hate,"
by the religious group calling themselves Aum Shinrikyo, meaning Supreme Truth, in an attempt to destroy the Japanese government leaving a vacuum for them to assume leadership of the country (Parachini, 2003). The Aum Shinrikyo leader, Shoko Asahara, envisioned that planet was about to enter a third world war that was fought super weapons such as nuclear and chemical weapons opposed to the use of the standardized weaponry of guns and bombs. Aum Shinrikyo network at its height had a following of 30
many have complained about the result of the government’s movement. During 1995 the Japanese experienced what could happen if a doomsday organization practices extreme measures to gain the audience of its fellow citizens. Members of the Aum Supreme Truth (Aum Shinrikyo) dropped sarin gas in the tunnels of a Tokyo subway system in March of 1995 killing 12 and injuring up to 6,000 more. The group’s leader Shoko Asahara (AKA Chizuo Matsumoto) was trying to forcefully fulfill his own prophecies in order
Postwar Japan is characterized as much by its successes and booms as by its disasters and busts. Yoshimi Shunya’s article “Radioactive Rain and the American Umbrella” begins by boldly claiming that, with the triple disaster of 3/11, Japan’s “’affluent postwar’ has finally reached a decisive end…[a] closure [that] had been clearly augured since the 1990s.” Yet, a decade earlier, Douglas McGray argued that Japan is “more like a cultural superpower today than it did in the 1980s,” having become a nation
is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police de... ... middle of paper ... ...e. He shouted that the US would soon stage Armageddon against Japan, entailing extraordinary preparations for war. Aum Shinrikyo was infamous for its use of sarin gas in Tokyo subway raid on March 20, 1995, which claimed the life of 12 and injured 6000 others. After Asahara’s capture in May 1995, he was sentenced to death by the trial in February 2004. The group then shrank
Lessons from Pan Am 103 and the Tokyo Subway ABSTRACT: Terrorists were very active long before September 11. This essay reviews the 1988 downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and the March 1995 gas attack in the Tokyo subway. The results of these terrorist acts, who carried them out, how they were carried out, and what can be done in the future to prevent such incidents from happening again are all investigated. On December 21, 1988 the world was shocked as a Boeing 747
T, Kan, R, Romano, J, Adler, M, 2006) . A major attack that involved the use of Sarin was in Matsumoto in 1994.The following timeline describes the events leading up to the tragic incident. • On 27 June 1994, a group of cult members, known as Aum Shinrikyo, drove a converted refrigerator truck into Matsumoto. This village has approximately 300 000 residents and located 322 kilometres north-west of Tokyo.
it’s wrong to harm other has gradually disappeared” (65). Another interviewee Toshiaki Toyoda, a subway worker, who was 52 at the time, caught the Chiyoda Line on Train A725K, said, “I already knew society had gotten to the point where something like Aum had to happen … It’s a question of morals” (38). A few interviewees likewise voiced criticism of the media, specifically because of the way it misrepresented and sensationalized the sarin
and thus annihilating our future. Who do they target? (2-2),(2-3) Where do cults recruit? (2-4) Approach Techniques (2-5) Who are the Recruiters (2-6) C. Cults preform acts, that are against the laws of the countries that govern them. Aum Shinrikyo a. Background (1-3) b. Unlawful Act(s) (1-4) Branch Davidians, the Seventh Day Adventists a. Background (1-6) b. Unlawful Act(s) (1-7) Children of God a. Unlawful Act(s) (1-8) Guyana People's Temple a. Unlawful Act (1- 9) Humana a. Unlawful
Anthrax is one of the most preferred biological warfare agents for many highly identified reasons. First, anthrax is extremely lethal. Anthrax can contain up to 100 million lethal doses in just one gram of anthrax spores, which is 100,000 times more lethal than any other biological warfare agent. It is also known that inhalation anthrax is almost always fatal if the symptoms are allowed to progress without any treatment. Anthrax is also the silent and invisible killer. On top of the fatality rate
America is under the treat of a terrorist attack. Ever since the events of September 11th that idea has become a constant reality to the American public. Although terrorism is not a new concept, not even on American soil, it has become more of a reality in the resent decade. Terrorism takes many forms and threats are not always the way someone might picture them. Homegrown terrorist can have the same effect that international organizations may. Each group is attempting to achieve their own political
aims of these groups are also apocalyptic and have elements of mysticism. However, even the left wing terrorist organisations from the past had connections to religion. Members of Irish Republican Army (IRA) were mainly Catholic, and the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo group, which, perpetrated the 1995 subway Sarin attack in Tokyo, was a doomsday cult. It is illogical to assume that religious terrorism is a new as it existed well before the late 1980s. According to Duyvesteyn, ‘…religiously inspired terrorism
Colin J. McAtee Mrs. Harkins Composition 15 May 2014 Thesis The United States should limit the weapons of mass destruction in other countries because they are a threat not only to us and our allies, but to the world at large. What is a Weapon of Mass Destruction? According the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s webpage, Weapons of Mass Destruction are defined under the United States of America Law as: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are defined in US law (18 USC §2332a) as: “(A) any destructive
On September 11, 2001, the world realized the tragedy and destruction caused by terrorism. Marwan Abu Ubcida, a terrorist in training, said, “Yes, I am a terrorist. Write that down: I admit I am a terrorist. [The Koran] says it is the duty of Muslims to bring terror to the enemy, so being a terrorist makes me a good Muslim.”(Friedman) That enemy happens to be anyone against what they believe. One such enemy meaning the US because we are against terrorism. There is no justification for terrorism and
Since the Nara Period of 710 to 794 AD, the Japanese were heavily influenced by the surrounding countries in terms of their religion and their governmental policies. Present day Japan’s history has been greatly influenced by the religions as old as that of the Nara Period. Religions such as Buddhism, Shintoism and a mix of Christianity have been more than just a belief, but the Japanese traditions and culture. With this confusion between religion and the moral education led to the present day wars
Combating terrorism is not only a battle of the swords but also a battle of brains. Thus, the response to terrorism must be a combination of both direct military responses (hard power) to terrorism and indirect responses (soft power) to terrorism. Both policies must be carefully intertwined and must work in tandem with each other in order to avoid contradictions between policy and action. Military responses will sow the seeds for soft power to be effective “Soft power strategies have utility but
Miyazaki kidnapped and killed four girls of around five years of age, reenacting gruesome scenes from his hentai collection. The serin gas attack in 1995 is another notable incident in the analogs of Japanese crime history. Perpetrated by the Aum Shinrikyo cult, almost a dozen people were killed during the terrorist attack. I asked a Japanese friend of mine once, "Are there gangs in Japan?" I've since learned that Japan has a long history of gangs, including everything from high school motorcycle
This research paper offers a study of the popular Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s novel After Dark (2004) and retraces the inherent human instincts through the exploration of the psyche. A psychological explanation is given to the violence of human beings by associating it with the psychological devices, mirror, and mask. These devices reflect the inner psyche, the primitive animal self of an individual. Jung’s tripartite division of human psyche- anima/animus, shadow, and persona is also discussed
According to Riley Walters, a researcher on foreign and national policy, an average of 160 successful cyber attacks occur every week on various U.S. industries in attempts to gain confidential information (1). Similar to other national security challenges following the 9/11 attacks, cyber threat can originate from unexpected places, resulting in a creation of a dynamic risk to national security. Cyber attackers can come from places such as the intelligence gathering components of foreign militaries