Meanwhile, they would look into other options to limit Aum's dangerous activities, such as the creation of a new law or the modification of an existing law. Meanwhile, Aum's activities have been on the rise. Earlier today police conducted new raids in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan on computer shops, a cult office, and a home associated with Aum Shin Rikyo. Last week, police also conducted a series of raids in Nagano and Tokyo. No arrests have been made.
Officials believe cult members fraudulently established corporations using false names.
Despite the 1995 gas attack in the Tokyo subway that killed twelve people, Aum has not been banned in Japan. The Japanese government decided Friday to set up a meeting to discuss how to monitor and possibly limit the activities of Aum Shin Rikyo, the cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway that killed a dozen people and injured thousands. The group is also believed to have released sarin on a number of previous occasions, but without harming anyone. In addition, cult members allegedly have participated in other murders of people critical of the group. Japan has had difficulty limiting Aum, and the cult is now gaining more members and resources.