Aum Shinrikyo followers are striving to hold together to reconstruct their cult, believing Armageddon will come this year in accordance with founder Shoko Asahara's prediction, according to a report released Friday by the Public Security Investigation Agency.
The report says the cult currently consists of 15 divisions, including those in charge of making decisions, handling legal matters, accounting, public relations and medicine.
More than 500 resident followers were living at 34 cult facilities, in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Saitama, Aichi and 12 other prefectures as of the end of January, it says.