In the early morning of March 20, 1995, the morning light was shining, and the whole of Tokyo was immersed in a busy and peaceful atmosphere. However, a catastrophe that shocks the world is quietly brewing.
During the rush hour of the morning, Aum Shinrikyo fanatics unleashed deadly sarin gas at several stations on the Tokyo subway.
In an instant, passengers at 5 trains and 16 stations on the Hibiya Line, Marunouchi Line, and Chiyoda Line were harmed, and more than 6,000 people were injured in this incident.
The Hibiya Line, Marunouchi Line, and Chiyoda Line, these three subway lines pass through the Kasumigaseki area, which is known as the "nerve center of Japan", where Japan's leading Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Metropolitan Police Department, Supreme Court and other departments are concentrated.
Therefore, after the judgment of the Japanese police, the main target of the attack was the national civil servants who took the subway to work, especially the ** personnel.
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On a spring night in 1955, a poor family in Yatsushiro Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, ushered in a new life. He was named Shoko Asahara, and his arrival did not bring much joy to the family, because his parents were well aware of the constraints of life.
Shoko Asahara's poor family and the fact that he was born partially blind made his childhood more difficult than that of other children. He doesn't have the freedom to play and explore the world like everyone else, but he has an extraordinary ability to perceive.
He is keenly aware of the mood changes of those around him, as well as the small sounds and smells. These unique perceptual abilities laid the foundation for his "special abilities" in the future.
At the age of 6, Shoko Asahara was sent to a local school for the blind. There, he was introduced to acupuncture and yoga and gradually became attracted to these mysterious and esoteric techniques.
He studied hard and soon mastered the basic techniques of acupuncture, while his yoga skills became more and more sophisticated. In school, he was not the best student, but he was the hardest working one.
As a young man, he thought that if he put in enough effort, he would be rewarded one day. This belief has always stayed with him and has become a source of motivation for him to face difficulties and setbacks in the future.
However, it wasn't until 1976 that he was fined for assault, which was a turning point in his life. This experience caused him to reflect deeply on his actions and lifestyle, and to begin to find his true self and meaning in life.
He realized that only by changing his inner world could he truly change his destiny.
In this reflection, Shoko Asahara began to delve into the teachings of Buddhism and yoga, hoping to find solace and guidance for the soul.
He gradually immersed himself in these esoteric teachings and began to practice them in his daily life. He believed that through practice and meditation, he could attain transcendent wisdom and power.
At the same time, Shoko Asahara also realized that he could help others through his acupuncture and yoga skills. So, he began to provide free ** services to people in the local community, and won people's praise and respect with his skills and enthusiasm.
Over time, Shoko Asahara's fame spread. More and more people came to his clinic for guidance and guidance, which made him gradually accumulate a certain wealth and social status because of the large number of people who came and went.
However, Shoko Asahara is not satisfied with the status quo and is no longer satisfied with just being an acupuncturist and yoga instructor, he aspires to greater success and influence.
So, he began to look for new opportunities and challenges, and in the process he began to feel a strong sense of purpose, and he felt that his life had a higher meaning and purpose.
In 1984, Shoko Asahara opened a dojo in Tokyo to practice yoga, called the Aum Shinkai.
Initially, the dojo did not have much influence, and only a few people joined. However, Asahara, who did not give up, began to advertise in magazines in order to expand the influence of the dojo, advertising that he had "special abilities" that could also be obtained by studying his yoga classes. His advertisements appeal to a large number of people who are looking for spiritual sustenance and spiritual growth.
As the number of people increased, so did the influence of the dojo. Based on yoga, he combined Buddhism with other religious teachings to form a unique system of thought.
He claimed to have comprehended the truth of the universe and was able to lead people to higher realms. He emphasized the importance of spiritual practice and advocated a strict code of ethics and precepts. These statements have attracted the attention and followers of a large number of young people.
In the autumn of 1985, Shoko Asahara, demonstrated his "special function" in a sensational "Floating Miracle Diagram"**.
This ** caused a sensation, and people came to the dojo in the hope of witnessing this magical "master" with their own eyes. As his popularity grew, he began to actively promote his order, attracting more followers.
In 1986, Shoko Asahara's book "The Secret Development of Superhuman Abilities" was published, which further increased his popularity. The peculiar content described in the book and his "enlightenment" led many young people who were not well-versed in the world to believe that he had special abilities and worshiped him.
In this kind of fame, Shoko Asahara knew that doing something more would definitely make others believe in his "special" ability. So he traveled to the Himalayas, where he claimed to have been inspired by God.
Upon his return, he proclaimed himself the first Japanese to attain enlightenment, and began to claim to be the head of the sect, naming his sect "Aum Shinrikyo".
During the development of Aum Shinrikyo, Shoko Asahara, demonstrated outstanding organizational skills and leadership charisma. He attracts believers through a variety of means, including spiritual comfort, sickness, teaching yoga and meditation techniques, etc. At the same time, he fabricated various spiritual precepts, thereby exercising strict behavioral control over his followers.
As the number of adherents grew, the power of Aum Shinrikyo grew. Shoko Asahara began to dabble in political and social affairs, openly criticizing Japan** and the social system.
His radical rhetoric and actions have aroused vigilance and repression from the authorities. However, this did not stop the expansion of Aum Shinrikyo.
Over the next few years, Asahara, Shoko continued to expand his influence and established branches across the country. For a time, the number of his followers reached tens of thousands, and he became a religious and social force to be reckoned with.
In this process, Shoko Asahara also showed extremely high political wisdom and skill. He used political opportunities and ** propaganda to expand his influence, and through the display of political media, more and more people noticed him, and at the same time, Aum Shinrikyo became more and more large.
As his reputation and order grew, so did Shoko Asahara's ambitions, and instead of being a simple politician, he aspired to become Japan's prime minister and establish a global religious community. In order to achieve this goal, he began to plan a series of actions and plans.
After a period of thinking and planning, Shoko Asahara, decided that it was time to launch a series of activities to subvert the Japanese authorities. So, he secretly carried out a series of terrorist attacks. At the same time, he ordered his followers to gather information and research various ** and poison gas making techniques.
On March 20, 1995, Aum Shinrikyo's poison gas incident in the Tokyo subway shocked the world. During the morning rush hour, several believers entered the subway car with plastic bags filled with sarin gas.
With the release of the poison gas, the passengers in the carriage began to feel breathless and their eyes stinged, and many fell to the ground on the spot. There was chaos inside the subway station, with people screaming and fleeing the scene.
This incident caused a large number of people ** and social panic. People fled the subway station, and the streets were in chaos.
The hospital was crowded with injured patients, and the medical staff went all out to treat them. The headlines on the front pages of the major news stories took turns to report the incident, and the whole Japanese society was shocked by the incident.
On the day of the incident, Japan** immediately took action to severely crack down on and ban Aum Shinrikyo. Believers were arrested or fled, and organizations were destroyed.
Shoko Asahara, leader of Aum Shinrikyo, on May 16, 1995**. After several years of legal proceedings, he was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court on 27 February 2004.
Although he had tried to escape justice through appeal, the Supreme Court of Japan issued a final ruling on 15 September 2006, upholding the conviction and declaring the case closed without any appeal.
On July 6, 2018 local time, Japan** executed Shoko Asahara, drawing an end to this tragedy that shocked the world.
This incident not only had a far-reaching impact on Japanese society, but also aroused widespread concern in the international community. All countries** have begun to intensify their efforts to crack down on extremist organizations and terrorism, strengthen international cooperation, and jointly maintain world peace and security.
We look back at the life of Shoko Asahara, a tragic figure, and if he can control his ambitions and desires, would it all be different?