By Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The mother of a Japanese journalist being held captive by Islamic State militants along with another Japanese citizen appealed for his safe…
But Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that Tokyo had so far heard nothing and doesn’t know what situation the two hostages, Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, are…
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Lacking strong clout and diplomatic reach in the Middle East, Japan scrambled Thursday for ways to secure the release of two hostages held by the Islamic State group, as two…
Two Japanese men have been threatened with death by the Islamic State group if their government doesn’t pay a huge ransom. A look at hostages and Japan, and its interests…
Birth place: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Father: Junya Samejima; he adopted his wife’s family name of Koizumi when they wed, member of the House of Representatives and director general of…
Here’s the full list, ranked from highest to lowest share of board members who are women. Norway 35.5% Finland 29.9% France 29.7% Sweden 28.8% Belgium 23.4% UK 22.8% Denmark 21.9%…