Aum Shinrikyo
A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame
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1995 in Japan
Explore 9 historical events and records for Japan in 1995.
Historical records for Japan in 1995
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March
Bombing of Tokyo
A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame
September
Cold War
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Independence of Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Other events (month unknown)
Broad Iron Line in MCG-6-30-15
Leads ASCA observations revealing an extremely broadened iron emission line in MCG-6-30-15, a landmark probe of strong gravity near a black hole.
Earthquake
The Kobe earthquake kills more than 5,000
NGC 4258 Maser Disk
Maps water masers orbiting in a thin Keplerian disk in NGC 4258, providing compelling dynamical evidence for a massive central black hole.
The Great Patient
Directs, "The Great Patient"
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