Nerve-gas attack spawns new concerns about terrorism among shaken Japanese
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Many Japanese expressed concern for their safety in the aftermath of the surprise nerve-gas attack on a subway in Tokyo, Japan, in Mar. 1995. They fear that the attack was not politically motivated and that similar future attacks may occur. Meanwhile, Japanese legal experts noted that even if the attackers were identified, it may take several years before they are convicted given the country's huge legal backlog. The primary suspects in the nerve-gas attack is a mysterious cult called the Aum Shinri Kyo, which has 10,000 followers and is led by Shoko Asahara.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1995
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Japan Inc. used as model for Aum cult's expansion
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The phenomenal growth of the Aum Shinrikyo, the cult held responsible for the nerve-gassing of Tokyo, Japan's subway in Mar., 1995, can be explained by modeling it after the Japanese power and business structure. Aum's internal organization reflects Japanese government bureaucracy. The cult also operates like a keiretsu or Japanese corporate family. It is even superior to the 'Japan Inc.' image since it already has a complex intelligence network and has capitalized on the weaknesses of Japanese laws and business practices.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1995
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Ex-cop on mission to expose Yakuza's role in bank crisis
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Former policeman Raisuke Miyawaki has incriminated the 'yakuza' or Japan's gangsters of being involved in the inability of many banks to collect on loans. Miyawaki accused these gangs of squatting on problematic real estate and preventing their foreclosure by banks. Bank and Finance Ministry officials have become aware of this deleterious influence and are planning the employment of criminal experts to help solve the problem.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 1995
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