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• Cult group of former AUM leader inspected by public safety agency
• Leader of splinter group vows break with teachings of Japanese doomsday cult
• Aum Shinrikyo offshoot reports founding
• Former Aum Shinrikyo cult spokesman sets up new group
• Subway workers, bereaved families mark 12th anniversary of AUM gas attacks
• Leader of breakaway group vows to distance it from Japanese doomsday cult
• Joyu Group Leaves AUM to Form New Organization
• Ex-cult spokesman to start new group
• Fumihiro Joyu reports intention to leave AUM Shinrikyo cult
• Current doomsday cult leader reports Japanese authorities on setting up new group
• AUM Shinrikyo leader Joyu informs security agency that he is leaving cult
• Split in AUM Shinrikyo Deepens As Leader Preparing to Leave Cult
• Joyu Followers to Leave AUM Shinrikyo cult in March
• AUM Shinrikyo: death cult’s mouthpiece Joyu to form splinter cult
• No Punitive Action Against 2 Defense Lawyers for AUM’s Asahara
• Faith in Aum guru resurges as Joyu moves to form his own group
• AUM Cult Members Visit 1995 Subway Sarin Attack Site
• Aum victim’s kin visit memorial
• Japan security chief says doomsday cult dangerous
• Aum Shinrikyo Cult Head Joyu to Dump Materials That Lead to Asahara Worship
• Aum leader’s trial finally ends
• Court Calls for Punishment for Lawyers of Cult Founder Asahara
• Aum Shinrikyo split over ‘fees’ to guru’s wife
• Security Agency Raids AUM Facilities Across Japan
• Chronology of Events Related to Asahara’s Trial
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