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Ex-AUM member Hayashi loses appeal against death sentence

TOKYO, Japan - The Supreme Court on Feb. 15 rejects an appeal against the death sentence for former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Yasuo Hayashi (file photo), who was convicted of murder for releasing deadly sarin gas in a Tokyo subway car in 1995 and involvement in another sarin attack in Nagano Prefecture.

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(2)Tokyo High Court upholds death sentence on AUM's Hayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, whose husband was among 12 victims of AUM Shinrikyo's sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 5 about a Tokyo High Court decision to uphold the death sentence on former AUM member Yasuo Hayashi.

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People queue for admission to AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - People line up to get tickets for admission to the Tokyo District Court on June 29, where Yasuo Hayashi, 42, a former member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, will be sentenced in connection with the 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and another on the Tokyo subway system in 1995.

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Reception held in Tokyo to mark 50th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties

STORY: Reception held in Tokyo to mark 50th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commemorative event 2. various of Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren 3. various of Kong Xuanyou, Chinese Ambassador to Japan 4. various of Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japanese Foreign Minister 5. various of Yasuo Fukuda, Former Japanese Prime Minister 6. various of Toshihiro Nikai, Former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party STORYLINE: A commemorative event marking the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations has been held in Tokyo. Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi delivered speeches at the reception hosted by the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, on Thursday. Masakazu Tokura, head of Keidanren, said at the reception that stable and constructive diplomatic relations between Japan

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Reception marking Japan-China 50th diplomatic anniv.

Photo shows (from L) Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou, Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, incumbent Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, former ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai and former LDP President Yohei Kono posing during a reception held exactly 50 years to the day since the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2022, at Tokyo's Hotel New Otani.

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Ex-AUM member Hayashi loses appeal against death sentence

TOKYO, Japan - The Supreme Court on Feb. 15 rejects an appeal against the death sentence for former AUM Shinrikyo cult member Yasuo Hayashi (file photo), who was convicted of murder for releasing deadly sarin gas in a Tokyo subway car in 1995 and involvement in another sarin attack in Nagano Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tokyo High Court upholds death sentence on AUM's Hayashi

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court on Dec. 5 upheld the death sentence imposed on former AUM Shinrikyo member Yasuo Hayashi (file photo) for his involvement in sarin gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system in 1995 and in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, in 1994 that together killed 19 people. (Kyodo)

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People queue for admission to AUM trial

TOKYO, Japan - People line up to get tickets for admission to the Tokyo District Court on June 29, where Yasuo Hayashi, 42, a former member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, will be sentenced in connection with the 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and another on the Tokyo subway system in 1995.

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Hayashi sentenced to death for nerve-gas attacks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 1996 shows ex-AUM Shinrikyo member Yasuo Hayashi (C), who was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court on June 29 for carrying out a 1994 nerve-gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and another on the Tokyo subway system the following year. The sarin gas attacks, allegedly committed by a number of AUM followers, claimed a total of 19 lives.