Yuko Chino was the cult leader who used her belief system, Chino-Shoho, to gather followers together, with the stated goal of scientific research that would help save the world from disasters. This pseudo-scientific commune, called the Pana-Wave Laboratory, made headlines in 2003 when it attempted to avert the end of the world by kidnapping an artic seal.

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Sources:

• Cult Education Institute, by Salvador Murguia
• A world according to Pana -Wave Laboratory: An extreme response to globalization in Japan, by Salvador Murguia
• Religion and Risk: Pana-Wave Laboratory and the Risk Society, by Salvador Murguia
• Yuko Chino givers her first interview, Sydney Morning Herald
• Doomsday cult makes waves in Japan, The Guardian
• MacArthur pondered Showa conversion, Japan Times
• Chino Shoho's quirks pose no threat, Japan Times
• Pana Wave, Wikipedia
• Tama-Chan, Wikipedia