One of the computer software companies affiliated with Aum Shinrikyo has been found to have kept a file showing routes for nuclear fuel being transported around Japan, police sources said Tuesday.
The latest revelation appears to confirm Aum's interest in nuclear-related information following an earlier discovery by police that a different Aum company kept files of possibly stolen data on overseas nuclear facilities.
Sources at the Metropolitan Police Department said the four or five-page file included information on transportation routes and details on the vehicles used to transport the nuclear fuel.
The MPD plans to further investigate how Aum obtained the information as it is not available to the public, the sources said.
An Aum file confiscated by police last year contained maps showing locations of nuclear-related facilities, active-fault lines and areas in Japan where earthquakes have not occurred, they said.
Investigators said they have examined the majority of documents confiscated during their raids on cult-linked computer firms.
The MPD has revealed that Aum-linked computer software companies provided about 210 systems to 190 clients, including government ministries, universities, major companies, local banks, news media and the MPD itself.