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Shoko Asahara was hanged Friday morning for masterminding a series of deadly crimes including a 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. Kiyoe Iwata told Japanese broadcaster NHK by phone Fri... ( read original story ...)

Asahara had been on death row for masterminding a 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subways and other crimes. The subway attack killed 13 people and sickened more than 6,000. 9:55 a.m. Major Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

On March 20, 1995, members of the cult left punctured bags filled with liquid nerve agent on train lines going through Tokyo's political district. The toxin struck victims down in a matter of seconds, ... ( read original story ...)

The leader of a doomsday cult in Japan and several of his followers were executed Friday for their roles in a 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system ... Nicole Darrah covers breaking and tre... ( read original story ...)

Japanese media broke into regular programming to report the news. The Aum Shinri Kyo, or Aum Supreme Truth cult, which mixed Buddhist and Hindu meditation with apocalyptic teachings, staged a series o... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people across a wide swathe of western and central Japan were evacuated from their homes on Friday as torrential rains pounded the nation, flooding rivers, s... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara and several followers were executed Friday for their roles in a deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subways and other crimes, Japanese media reported. The t... ( read original story ...)

Japanese media reported. The cult leader, Shoko Asahara, was one of 13 people sentenced to death in connection with the attack. He was hanged Friday morning along with six followers who had been convi... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara and several followers were executed Friday for their roles in a deadly 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subways and other crimes, Japanese media reported. The top ... ( read original story ...)

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Japanese media reports say doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara, who has been on death row for masterminding the 1995 deadly Tokyo subway gassing and other crimes, has been executed. He was 63. The sari... ( read original story ...)

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"Severe caution is needed," an official of Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) told a news conference, warning of the potential for landslides and high winds. A 59-year-old construction worker died in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese media reports say doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara, who has been on death row for masterminding the 1995 deadly Tokyo subway gassing and other crimes, has been executed. He was 63. ( read original story ...)

The first Japanese assembly of the Pratt & Whitney PW1200G engine is underway in Nagoya. In a PW1200G programme update last week, Pratt & Whitney said that the first build of the MRJ regional jet powe... ( read original story ...)

"I would like to pray with everyone here so that they are safely rescued," he added at a news conference at Japan's Narita airport. Japan was knocked out of the Cup competition when they were beaten 3 ... ( read original story ...)