The government will pay benefits to survivors of the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes committed by Aum Shinrikyo, under a law enacted Wednesday by the Diet. The legislation covers about 4,000 people... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Wed, Jun 11 2008
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