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Japan on Thursday marked the 19th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin nerve gas attack with ceremonies to honor the 13 people who lost their lives.
About 20 employees at the Kasumigaseki metro station held a moment of silence at 8:00 a.m. local time, some passengers also offered flowers to mourn the victims.
"Our duty is to protect safety every day and we need to ensure people can commute with peace of mind," said the area manager Mitsuaki Ota., according to Kyodo News agency.
In five coordinated attacks on March 20, 1995, the perpetrators released sarin on several lines of the Tokyo subway, killing 13 people, severely injuring 50 and causing temporary vision problems for nearly 1,000 others. The attack was directed against trains passing through Kasumigaseki and Nagatacho, home to the Japanese government.
It was the most serious attack in Japan since the end of World War II. A total of 13 members of the cult have been sentenced to death over the gas attack and a series of other crimes.
