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 1995. along with the 13 dead, 6300 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

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. 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 yea

she said that and katsuya takahashi stayed in various hotels and later settled in kawasaki south of tokyo. police said kikuchi moved out about six years later. police received a tip that takahashi was still there two years ago. officers searched the apartment but did not find him. details about the life as a fugitive are gradually coming to light. police on sunday also arrested a man living with her when she was taken in to police custody. kikuchi met takahashi in around 2005. >> and buckingham palace was at a fever pitch. many enjoyed a star studded celebration. paul mccartny join eed many who performed a melody of songs. ♪ >> a little windy and humid here in tokyo. >> hi there. a strong typhoon mawar is targeting the southern islands of japan including okinawa island producing stormy conditions. we have some footage coming out of the islands. miyako, i should say. this is the situation yesterday. mawar situated close to the islands and gusts of 60 miles per hour and waves of near 5 meters. as the storm gets nearer to the rest of the okinawa islands, conditions are getting stormier today

katsuya takahashi kept his identity hidden for 17 years staying out of trouble and dodged authorities who wanted him in connection with the 1995 subway gas attack system. an attack that killed 13 people. takahashi belonged to aum shinrikyo cult and investigators say it is over. they arrest himd ed him on char murder and other crimes. someone at the cafe tipped off police. he said a man who looked like takahashi was at the shop. investigators rushed to the scene and detained the suspect. newspapers rushed to publish extra additions announcing takahashi's arrest. >> i was surprised but relieved. it is graut news. >> i think the arrest is good news for the bereaved families of the victims of the sarin attack. >> i hope takahashi will tell the police the truth about everything. >>> a lawyer helping victims of aum related crimes is calling for a full review of the police investigation. he said police should clarify why it took them 17 years to arrest takahashi, the lawyer said the arrest brings some closure to aum's case. he wants everyone to know exactly what happened and why. he himself

they've released security video of a man they say is katsuy katsuya takahashi. police released three photos. two were taken on monday. they show takahashi withdrawing money. they say the account was registered under a false name. and the third photo is one takahashi submitted for a company identification card. investigators showed the photos to another cult member they arrested on sunday. she confirmed that the man in the pictures is takahashi. he's the last of a list of suspects wanted for the sarin gas attacks in 1995 on the tokyo subway system. the national police agency has asked offices across the country to search for the fugitive. they say he could have left the kawasaki area with the money he withdrew. >>> nokuchi was one of the most wanted fugitives. she was caught sunday and has been cooperating with police. they are learning more about how she spent her life on the run. she was living with hirot hiroto takahashi, no relation to the fugitive. police arrested him on suspicion of harboring her. investigators say the two lived together in and around tokyo

. >> in police custody, after 17 years on the run, katsuya takahashi was one of japan's most wanted men, the last fugitive still at large, suspected of involvement in the sarin gas attack on the tokyo subway. morning rush hour in 1995, and commuters began to fall ill. nerve gas have been released across the transport system by members of a doomsday cult, aum shinrikyo. 13 people were killed, thousands more were hurt. but takahashi evaded arrest and disappeared. but then, two weeks ago, a breakthrough. a new photograph showing how the years had changed him, the police had arrested another cult member who told them takahashi was working for a construction company on the outskirts of the city. they released images of him buying a bag to go on the run again and taking his savings out of the bank. it was at an internet cafe that takahashi was finally spotted by a member of staff, who tipped off the police. takahashi will now face prosecution, like nearly 200 members of the cult before him. so long ago was the crime committed, some have already served their prison sentences and been released.