Website launched 30 years post-Tokyo subway sarin attack.

The Public Security Intelligence Agency launched a website to educate the public about the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.

The Public Security Intelligence Agency just launched a special website to keep the memory alive of the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. They want younger generations to remember this tragedy where 14 people lost their lives and over 6,000 were injured.

This site showcases memories from bereaved families and includes related photos. It also features a digital archive that goes beyond just the subway attack, covering other crimes by Aum Shinrikyo, such as the earlier sarin attack in Matsumoto back in June 1994.

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