Terrorist groups - home based:
Aum Shinrikyo (AUM):
aim(s): attract new members seeking religious guidance and exhibiting a willingness to financially support the organization; historically, leaders sought to overthrow the Japanese Government and to spark a nuclear war between Japan and the US to create a global Armageddon, 'cleansing' the world so its members could achieve salvation
area(s) of operation: headquartered in the north in Hokkaido; also operates in Russia
note: in November 2017, Japanese police raided the offices of a “successor” group to AUM; AUM leader Shoko ASAHARA was executed in July 2018
(2019)
