Frustration that Sarin Attack Couldn’t Be Stopped Still Stings Local Activist Who Strove to Expose Aum Cult

By Sho Komine / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
14:27 JST,
March 6, 2025
Seiichi Takeuchi had been outspoken in warning about the danger posed by the Aum Supreme Truth cult from soon after the group moved into the Fujigane district in the village of Kamikuishiki (now part of the town of Fujikawaguchiko) in Yamanashi Prefecture in around 1989. Despite his efforts, the cul...
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