Aum Shinrikyō’s sarin attack on the Tokyo subway in March 1995 left an indelible mark on Japanese society. This book is the first comprehensive study of the competing memories of Aum Shinrikyō’s religious terrorism. Developing a sociological framework for how uneven distributions of power and resour...
Satellite altimetry is a radar technique for measuring the topography of the Earth’s surface. It was initially designed for measuring the ocean’s topography, with reference to an ellipsoid, and for the determination of the marine geoid. Satellite altimetry has provided extremely valuable information...
There have been several attacks on Japanese soil, notably in 1995 with the Tokyo subway sarin attack. More recently, two Japanese nationals were executed by Islamic State in Syria. In response to this growing threat, antiterrorist policy has been heavily reinforced. The G7 Ise-Shima Summit in May 20...