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Aum

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Aum  (m)
n. Hinduism & Buddhism
Variant of Om2.
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Noun1.Aum - a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train"
Aum Shinrikyo, Supreme Truth
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building


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Heitman was hired as one of the subadvisors to the Frank Russell Investment Company's Real Estate Securities Fund (total AUM $1.
Heitman advises funds by Real Estate Weekly
In July 1993, a liquid suspension of Bacillus anthracis was aerosolized from the roof of an eight-story building in Kameido, Tokyo, Japan, by the religious group Aum Shinrikyo.
Bacillus anthracis incident, Kameido, Tokyo, 1993 by Kurata, Takeshi / Emerging Infectious Diseases
In the same way, Japanese society seemed to turn a blind eye to any mention of Aum (now called "Aleph") that doesn't convey it as evil incarnate.
Too dangerous to document? by McCracken, Mark / Japan Inc.
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