October 20th, a Wednesday that should have been just an ordinary day, shocked the nation with a piece of news.
Mitsuo Mutou, who had been sentenced to death the day before for a shooting spree that included an attack on Miyashita Hidekatsu, suddenly recanted his confession and, through his lawyer, claimed he was a member of the Imperial Pole Society, and several murders including the assassination of Miyashita Hidekatsu were orchestrated by the society's chairman, Ishihara Taichiro.
This statement stirred up a storm.
Mitsuo Mutou, who had already faded from public view, returned like a superhero, reappearing on the front pages of various media outlets and stirring up national outrage.
In related reports, reporters, fearing the public might be unaware of what the Imperial Pole Society was, specifically introduced the organization, highlighting its deep connections with the notorious Aum Shinrikyo.
