Japan

Modified 13 July 2002

• Aum Shinri Kyo (a.k.a. Aum Supreme Truth, a.k.a. Aleph) -- Established in 1987, this group dispersed sarin, a nerve gas, in the Tokyo subway on 20 March 1995, killing a dozen people and injuring up to 6,000. They've been trying to build connections to Russia, particularly in its Far East, and some of this has involved attempts to purchase weapons and military transport vehicles. They have adopted a view that Armageddon would be initiated by a USA-Japan World War III. In January 2000 control passed from its founder (now in prison) to Fumihiru Joyu, and the group changed its name to Aleph.
  • http://www.aum-shinrikyo.com/
  • http://www.aum-internet.org/
  • http://www.aleph.to/
  • See The Code Book, pg 305 (Simon Singh, 1999 Fourth Estate Ltd., ISBN 1-85702-889-9) for an unattributed claim that Aum Shinrikyo encrypted its records with RSA.
• Japanese Red Army -- an advocacy page -- http://www.geocities.com/comlb/JRA.htm
• Kokusaisyugi (Internationalism) -- Marxist revolutionary group -- http://www.ngy1.1st.ne.jp/~ieg/index-e.html
• Okinawa -- Some feel that Okinawa is definitely not a part of Japan, it was aggressively invaded by Japan and is still occupied: http://www.well.com/user/nobumasa/
• Also see the North Korea section, as North Korea's use of the Internet seems to be based on Japanese supporters.