Koshigaya residents keep 24-hour-watch on AUM facility

Koshigaya residents keep 24-hour-watch on AUM facility

TOKYO, Japan - The city of Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, is among eight municipalities, which continue to refuse registration of AUM Shinrikyo cult members as residents, and the city's residents keep a 24-hour watch on the cult. Otawara of Tochigi Prefecture, one of the nine municipalities home to the cult facilities, agreed to consider accepting the registration on condition that AUM closes its facilities in the city.

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