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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…