Amazon Investigated in Japan Over Child Pornography
“We take this investigation seriously, and we are cooperating fully with the authorities,” Amazon said in a statement Monday. “We don’t permit illegal items on our site, and we have…
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Japan’s ISIS hostage crisis: Where things stand
The militants appear to have killed one of the two Japanese hostages they have been holding. And they’re apparently demanding the release of a convicted terrorist in Jordan to spare…
Two Japanese Hostages, as Different as Can Be, Linked by Fate in Syria
TOKYO — In the public’s mind, the two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants have become inextricably linked: a pair of grim-faced figures who appeared last week in a…
New Juilliard Ensemble’s Focus! Festival Under Joel Sachs
Chinese contemporary music has attained considerable visibility and influence in the West in recent decades. Chinese-born composers, some of them scarred by the Cultural Revolution, have made major inroads in…
What hostage crisis means for Japan
The scene is like something from a horror movie. Saturday, a known supporter of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria posted a video online of one of two Japanese…
Who is Sajida al-Rishawi? And why does ISIS care about her?
Sajida al-Rishawi is referred to as an “imprisoned sister” of the terrorist group in an audio message purportedly posted online by a known ISIS supporter. A failed bomber in a…
Image on Video Purports to Show Decapitated Body of Japanese Hostage of ISIS
TOKYO — The Japanese government expressed outrage at an image released Saturday that purported to show the decapitated body of one of two Japanese hostages captured by Islamic State militants…
ISIS’ Japanese hostages receive mixed sympathy at home
“Thank you for your great kindness and I apologize for the tremendous inconvenience and trouble that my son has caused,” she said. The apology is understandable in the context of…
Japan Seeks to Verify ISIS Video of Hostage Death
TOKYO — The Japanese government expressed outrage at an image released Saturday that purported to show the decapitated body of one of two Japanese hostages captured by Islamic State militants,…
Alleged ISIS Video Claims Japanese Hostage Haruna Yukawa Was Executed, Issues New Demand
Members of the Islamic State militant group circulated an online video on Saturday claiming they have executed Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa. A still image of the second Japanese man held…
Japan Vows to Continue Effort to Win Hostages’ Release
Japanese officials said Saturday that they were continuing efforts to win the release of two Japanese men taken hostage by the Islamic State, even though the militants’ stated deadline for…
CPJ Calls On Japan To Consider All Options For Japanese Journalist Held By ISIS
The Committee to Protect Journalists has officially called on Japan to “explore” all options to ensure the release of a Japanese journalist and another Japanese citizen held hostage by the…
Islamic State-Linked Militants Say Countdown For Japan’s Hostages Has Begun
Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages. The posting which…
Report: ISIS to release statement ‘soon’ about Japanese hostages
When asked whether ISIS has been in negotiations with the Japanese government, the spokesman said he wouldn’t comment, NHK reported. ISIS has threatened to kill the two men — Kenji…
Japan Captive’s Mother Asks Islamic State For His Release As Deadline Looms
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…
Japan Says Efforts to Contact Islamic State About Hostages Have Failed
TOKYO — Officials here said Thursday that they were trying every possible avenue to reach the Islamic State militants who have threatened to kill two Japanese hostages but had so…
Japan: No word from ISIS on hostages as deadline draws nearer
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…
Official: With time ticking on hostages, Japan wants to communicate with ISIS
Time is running out: ISIS put out a video Tuesday giving the Japanese government 72 hours to pay $200 million, or else Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawalike other ISIS captives…
ISIS’ Japanese hostage video raises new questions about ‘Jihadi John’
The black-clad ISIS militant shown in a video demanding a $200 million ransom to spare the lives of two Japanese citizens looks and sounds similar to the man who has…
Should nations just pay ISIS ransom?
The black-clad, masked British ISIS terrorist who has taken center stage in the group’s hostage videos appeared in a new video on Tuesday threatening the lives of two Japanese hostages,…
Q&A: ISIS threat to Japan sheds light on harsh realities of kidnappings, ransom
In a video posted Tuesday to social media, a black-clad ISIS militant stood over two men he said were Japanese citizens. Both would die, he said, unless the Japanese government…
Who Are The Japanese Hostages Threatened By ISIS?
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…
Islamic State Threatens To Kill Japanese Hostages Unless $200 Million Ransom Is Paid: Video
(Adds quotes, detail, background) DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The Islamic State armed group which holds swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria issued a video online on Tuesday purporting…
Clint Eastwood Fast Facts
Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Clinton Eastwood, Jr. Father: Clinton Eastwood, Sr., a corporate executive Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood Eastwood, a homemaker Marriages: Dina Ruiz (March 31,…