daisuke azuma, nhk world, tokyo. >> investigators say takahashi told them he acted under orders from senior members of the cult. he said he was not fully aware of what he was participating in. takahashi belonged to a group of bodyguards. they protected au shinrikyo founder shoko asahara. asahara is facing a death sentence for his crimes. cult members released the nerve gas on several trains in march 1995. along with the 13 dead, 6,300 others became sick. investigators say takahashi respect helped by driving one of the perpetrators to and from a subway station. police also wanted him in connection with the crime the cult committed a month before the attack. members abducted and murdered a chief clerk at a notary office. in addition, investigators suspect takahashi was involved in manufacturing the explosives used in a mail bomb addressed to the tokyo governor that same year. the explosion seriously wounded one employee. and police believe takahashi directed cult members in the killing of a man in osaka who had been critical of the cult. they used toxic vx gas. investigators say takaha

daisuke azuma reports. >> reporter: this is where police finally caught up with katsuya takahashi. it's a comic book cafe. many have gathered around the entrance. everyone wants to see where takahashi's run as a fugitive came to an end. >> translator: i didn't expect takahashi to be arrest so close to where i live. i feel like i've just witnessed a historic event. >> reporter: a cafe employee tipped off investigators. he called the police around 8:30 to tell them one of the customers looked like takahashi. police rushed to the cafe and stopped the man as he was about to leave. he told them his name was katsuya takahashi. officials informed him he was responsible for serious crimes. takahashi simply nodded and then they take him away. daisuke azuma, nhk world, tokyo. >> investigators say takahashi told them he acted under orders from senior members of the cult. he said he was not fully aware of what he was participating in. takahashi belonged to a group of bodyguards. asahara is facing a death sentence for his crimes. cult members released the nerve gas on several trains in march 19