PATREON
Aum Shinrikyo and The Parallels to Donald Trump
An incident involving Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo bears an uncanny resemblance to the US 2020 election.
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PATREON
ENTERTAINMENT
Faith Healing Husband of Japanese Celeb Raises Eyebrows
A popular announcer in Japan and her husband, who lays claim to mystic healing powers, spark concern with their recent YouTube videos.
CULTURE
Sukyo Mahikari: Not All Harmony and Light
Founded by an architect of the Nanking Massacre, Sukyo Mahikari bathes its followers in "purifying energy", anti-Semitism, and Japanese nationalism.
BOOK REVIEWS
Underground: The Stories of Japan’s Sarin Attack Victims
How the Murakami Haruki book UNDERGROUND captured the impact of the Tokyo sarin subway attack on survivors.
SOCIETY
Happy Science: Inside Japan’s Far-Right Religious Movement
In the mid-1980s, a Japanese salaryman declared himself the reincarnation of Buddha and Hermes. Now his religious organization claims millions of adherents.
SOCIETY
Anti-Vax Japanese Religious Cult Apologizes for Measles Outbreak
A religious group in Mie Prefecture apologizes after its resistance to modern medicine nearly causes an epidemic.