30 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack

Year 2025Episode 1127 minApr. 11, 2025
30 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack

It's been thirty years since the sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway by the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo in 1995. When police raided Aum's facilities, more than 100 children were found living in terrible conditions. Records obtained by NHK from a child consultation center revealed the psychological state of those children indoctrinated by Aum. However, there has been no long-term follow-up on their well-being. Overlooked by society, most of them have remained silent about their past. We interviewed former Aum children to look into what they've gone through over the past three decades, and what society should have done for them. 

Guest: 
Nishizawa Satoru (Professor, Graduate School, Yamanashi Prefectural University)

30 Years in Darkness: Children of the Cult After the Tokyo Sarin Attack has aired on Apr. 11, 2025
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