On the 31st anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, staff at Kasumigaseki Station commemorated the victims with a silent prayer. A flower stand was set up at the station, one of the attack sites, and 16 staff members prayed close to the time of the incident.
Marking 31 years since the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, a commemoration took place at Kasumigaseki Station on March 20, 2026. The station is one of the sites targeted in the 1995 incident carried out by Aum Shinrikyo, a mass murder on Tokyo Metro lines that killed and injured many. A flower stand was set up there, and close to the time of the attack, 16 station staff members offered a silent prayer, as reported by The Japan Times. This event serves to remember the victims and prevent the memory from fading.
