And tuneishen authorities have arrested several suspects after a deadly museum attack and theyre pledging to tighten the nations security. Many people in japan paused on march 20th to reflect on what was a scary and painful time in their history. 20 years ago today members of a religious cult released sarin gas on the tokyo subway system during the morning rush hour. 13 people died and 6300 others were hurt. People held a Memorial Ceremony at one of the subway stations targeted in the attack. They held a moment of silence at 8 00 a. M. Around the time members of Aum Shinri Kyo released the nerve gas. Families of the victims and others laid flowers and offered prayers. Translator ive always thought i could have been one of the victims. That thought brought me here today. Translator as a bereaved Family Member i want to keep on telling the next generation about this tragedy. But theres a limit to what i can do. I want young people to become interested in knowing what happened in the Aum
A Japanese patrol ship ran aground off Niigata Prefecture on Wednesday morning and became unable to sail, the coast guard said, adding that no crew members were injured but spilled oil was observed in the area. While the coast guard is investigating the cause of the incident, which occurred around…