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Tuesday December 2, 2008

Japan: Security agency calls for extension of surveillance of Aum cult

The agency decided to file the request with the Public Security Examination Commission, concluding that the group could commit indiscriminate mass murders because it is still under the strong influence of founder, Chizuo Matsumoto, 53, also known as Shoko Asahara.

The agency also asked for the surveillance extension to include Hikari no Wa, a new group established by Fumihiro Joyu, a 45-year-old former senior Aum member. The agency believes the splinter group is still integral to the cult.
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Friday May 11, 2007

Joyu-led splinter cult raided, Aum guru images found

Joyu has claimed his group, Hikari no Wa (Ring of Light), had scorned the influence of Aum founder Shoko Asahara, but the agency found portraits of the guru at several of its facilities during the searches. One official said it indicates the new group is “still under Asahara’s influence.”
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Thursday May 10, 2007

Aum Shinrikyo • Hikari no Wa:

Cult group of former AUM leader inspected by public safety agency

Public safety officials on Thursday conducted their first inspection on the Tokyo headquarters of a cult group led by former AUM Shinrikyo leader Fumihiro Joyu and other relevant places after the group reported their inauguration earlier this week.
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Aum Shinrikyo • Hikari no Wa:

Leader of splinter group vows break with teachings of Japanese doomsday cult

The leader of a group that split off from the doomsday cult behind the deadly 1995 Tokyo subway gassing declared Wednesday that his group no longer follows the teachings of his jailed former guru.
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Tuesday May 8, 2007

Aum Shinrikyo • Hikari no Wa:

Aum Shinrikyo offshoot reports founding

An offshoot group of the former Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult formally reported its founding to the government’s Public Security Intelligence Agency on Monday.
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Monday May 7, 2007

Aum Shinrikyo • Hikari no Wa:

Former Aum Shinrikyo cult spokesman sets up new group

Followers of former AUM Shinrikyo spokesman Fumihiro Joyu reported to the Public Security Intelligence Agency on Monday that they have officially organized themselves into a new group consisting of 163 members, the agency said.
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