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Last AUM fugitive arrested

OSAKA, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, the leader of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a group that split off from the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, gives a press conference in Osaka on June 15, 2012, following the arrest earlier in the day in Tokyo of Katsuya Takahashi, the last AUM fugitive sought for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system. Joyu, the one-time AUM spokesman, urged Takahashi to help get to the bottom of the AUM-related criminal cases.

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance.

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance.

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Joyu group to cast aside influence of Asahara

TOKYO, Japan - Former AUM Shinrikyo spokesperson Fumihiro Joyu speaks about his new group Hikari no Wa (Circle of Light) at a news conference in Tokyo on May 9. Joyu left AUM with members close to him to set up the new organization, which comprises 57 live-in followers and 106 lay members.

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May.

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May.

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Top court rejects Asahara appeal, finalizing death sentence

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, the leader of AUM Shinrikyo, or Aleph, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 15 after the Supreme Court rejected a special appeal filed by the defense counsel for AUM founder Shoko Asahara. AUM renamed itself Aleph in January 2000. (Pool photo)

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AUM calls on security arbiter not to extend surveillance

TOKYO, Japan - AUM Shinrikyo cult leader Fumihiro Joyu speaks to reporters at the cult's facility in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Jan. 8 after appearing before a session of the Public Security Examination Commission. Joyu reportedly called on the commission to reject a government request for further surveillance of the sect, now renamed Aleph.

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Joyu denies Aleph has connections to AUM

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, representative of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, which renamed itself Aleph, speaks to reporters at the cult's headquarters in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Dec. 9. Joyu said Aleph is not connected to AUM at all.

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Joyu to formally take over AUM leadership Wed.: AUM

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (file photo), a longtime spokesman for the AUM Shinrikyo cult, the group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes, will formally take over leadership of the cult on Jan. 30, the cult group said on Jan. 28. Joyu, 39, will replace current leader Tatsuko Muraoka, 51, who will then become chairwoman, a newly established position.

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Joyu to become AUM leader in January

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, a longtime spokesman for the AUM Shinrikyo cult and its de facto No. 2 man, announces at a news conference at an AUM facility in Tokyo on Dec. 27 he will take over the cult, responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes, at the end of January. Joyu, 39, said that current leader Tatsuko Muraoka, 51, will step down and become chairwoman.

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AUM opens new software development firm, resumes Russian ties

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (L) and Hiroshi Araki of the AUM Shinrikyo religious group look at a monitor screen during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2001. They said the group, responsible for the 1995 sarin gas Tokyo subway attack, has started a software development firm and resumed ties with followers in Russia. They said profits from the firm will be used to pay compensation to the group's victims.

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Joyu hints at assuming leadership of AUM cult in near future

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (L), a leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Aug. 24. He suggested he would take over as leader of the cult in the near future from Tatsuko Muraoka.

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AUM opens up cult facilities, members' rooms to public, media

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, a leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, speaks to reporters and local residents during a tour of the group's facilities in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on May 22. Joyu said there was ''no special reason'' for opening up the facilities, which occupy three apartment buildings. They are regarded by public security authorities as the cult's headquarters.

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Joyu to become AUM leader in January

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, a longtime spokesman for the AUM Shinrikyo cult and its de facto No. 2 man, announces at a news conference at an AUM facility in Tokyo on Dec. 27 he will take over the cult, responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes, at the end of January. Joyu, 39, said that current leader Tatsuko Muraoka, 51, will step down and become chairwoman.

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AUM opens new software development firm, resumes Russian ties

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (L) and Hiroshi Araki of the AUM Shinrikyo religious group look at a monitor screen during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2001. They said the group, responsible for the 1995 sarin gas Tokyo subway attack, has started a software development firm and resumed ties with followers in Russia. They said profits from the firm will be used to pay compensation to the group's victims.

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Top court rejects Asahara appeal, finalizing death sentence

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, the leader of AUM Shinrikyo, or Aleph, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 15 after the Supreme Court rejected a special appeal filed by the defense counsel for AUM founder Shoko Asahara. AUM renamed itself Aleph in January 2000. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Joyu group to cast aside influence of Asahara

TOKYO, Japan - Former AUM Shinrikyo spokesperson Fumihiro Joyu speaks about his new group Hikari no Wa (Circle of Light) at a news conference in Tokyo on May 9. Joyu left AUM with members close to him to set up the new organization, which comprises 57 live-in followers and 106 lay members. (Kyodo)

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May. (Kyodo)

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Joyu sect leaves AUM to form new organization

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 8 about his group's defection from the doomsday cult AUM, now calling itself Aleph, to set up a new organization around April or May. (Kyodo)

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance. (Kyodo)

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Gov't raid on AUM splinter group

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency walk into a facility of Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light), a splinter group of the AUM Shinrikyo cult known for its sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Feb. 3, 2012. The inspection of the group led by former senior AUM member Fumihiro Joyu was based on the law allowing the government to put groups that have been involved with an indiscriminate mass murder under surveillance. (Kyodo)

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AUM Shinrikyo cult

AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara (C), whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, in this file photo taken in January 1990, announcing a plan in Tokyo to run in the lower house election. Standing on the right was Fumihiro Joyu, a one-time spokesman for the cult. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court voids surveillance measures against group led by ex-AUM member

Former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Fumihiro Joyu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2017, after the Tokyo District Court ruled that a group established by Joyu does not require state surveillance, finding that it has separated from the founder of AUM who is on death row for masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo and other crimes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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AUM calls on security arbiter not to extend surveillance

TOKYO, Japan - AUM Shinrikyo cult leader Fumihiro Joyu speaks to reporters at the cult's facility in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Jan. 8 after appearing before a session of the Public Security Examination Commission. Joyu reportedly called on the commission to reject a government request for further surveillance of the sect, now renamed Aleph. (Kyodo)

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Joyu denies Aleph has connections to AUM

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, representative of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, which renamed itself Aleph, speaks to reporters at the cult's headquarters in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Dec. 9. Joyu said Aleph is not connected to AUM at all. (Kyodo)

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AUM opens up cult facilities, members' rooms to public, media

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, a leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, speaks to reporters and local residents during a tour of the group's facilities in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on May 22. Joyu said there was ''no special reason'' for opening up the facilities, which occupy three apartment buildings. They are regarded by public security authorities as the cult's headquarters.

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AUM pays 25 mil. yen in compensation for victims

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu (L), a high-ranking member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult newly released from prison, and Minoru Sugiura, deputy chief of the group, hold a news briefing in Yokohama on Feb. 1, announcing the cult has paid 25 million yen in compensation for victims of its 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack and other crimes. The cult said last month it had changed its name to ''Aleph.''

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AUM's Joyu offers redress

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Senior AUM Shinrikyo member Fumihiro Joyu (L) announces Jan. 29 a package of financial measures for victims of a series of crimes committed by cult members. Joyu and AUM's nominal leader Tatsuko Muraoka (R) held a news conference at AUM's Yokohama branch office prior to a Jan. 31 decision by the Public Security Examination Commission to allow security authorities to put AUM Shinrikyo under surveillance for up to three years.

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Tokyo hotel turns AUM's Joyu away

TOKYO, Japan - The car (C) carrying the No. 2 leader of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, Fumihiro Joyu, is stopped in front of a hotel in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 29 after the hotel refused to allow him to check in. Joyu was released earlier in the day from Hiroshima Prison after completing a three-year jail term for perjury. He later entered AUM's branch in Yokohama.

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Cult's No. 2 man flies into Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Heavily guarded by members of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, Fumihiro Joyu (2nd from R), No. 2 leader of the cult, walks into the lounge of Tokyo's Haneda airport Dec. 29 after flight from Hiroshima. He was released earlier in the day from Hiroshima Prison after serving a three-year jail term for perjury.

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AUM's No. 2 leader Joyu freed from Hiroshima Prison

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fumihiro Joyu, No. 2 leader of the cult AUM Shinrikyo, was released Dec. 29 from Hiroshima Prison where he completed a three-year jail term for perjury. The photo shows a car with Joyu, 37, on board leaving the prison under tight guard.

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AUM's Joyu leaves Hiroshima for Tokyo

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Many journalists rush to Hiroshima airport Dec. 29 when Fumihiro Joyu, No. 2 leader of the cult AUM Shinrikyo, leaves for Tokyo after being released from Hiroshima Prison earlier in the day, where he completed a three-year jail term for perjury.