TOKYO—The head of a Japanese doomsday cult and six of his followers convicted for deadly gas attacks in the 1990s were executed on Friday, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Cult leader Chizuo Matsumoto, also known as Shoko Asahara, had been on death row since 2004.
During morning rush hour on March 20, 1995, members of the cult he led, Aum...