Aum Shinrikyo subway sarin attack: Japanese cult members await execution two decades on

Tokyo subway where the Aum Shinrikyo sarin gas attack occurred.Since the 1997 Tokyo subway attack with sarin nerve agent, Japan’s punitive criminal justice system has increasingly revolved around fear and retribution. The international community will be keeping a close eye on the fate of the 13 attackers still awaiting execution, says Mai Sato, in a new post for The Conversation.

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