Turkey did all it could in hostage crisis, foreign minister says
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country made every effort to win the release of the two Japanese hostages murdered by the Islamic State militant group. In his first Japanese media interview since the crisis broke in January, the minister also said Wednesday in ...
Abe thanks Turkish president for assistance in hostage crisis
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his appreciation to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for Turkey's assistance in trying to resolve the hostage crisis that ended with Islamic State militants killing two Japanese nationals, officials said. "Japan will fulfill its responsibility to contribute to stability and ...
Experts urge caution after hostage crisis
Japanese companies are apparently keeping calm following the Islamic State hostage crisis that resulted in the brutal murder of two nationals, but crisis management experts say businesses should nonetheless take this opportunity to review how prepared they are for such potential dangers. Companies contacted by ...
Government did not beef up response team until video emerged
The government did not dispatch additional personnel to the embassy in Jordan until the first video showing two Japanese held at knife-point appeared two weeks ago, even though Tokyo knew the pair had been taken captive much earlier, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says.
Hostage crisis highlights 'new era' of digital terrorism: expert
In the wake of the recent hostage crisis, which was largely played out on the Internet, every section of Japanese society must work together to prevent extremism taking hold in the country's online social spaces, an expert on digital hate speech and terrorism said ...
Tokyo: Does anyone else share responsibility for the death of Kenji Goto?
After the killing of Kenji Goto by the Islamic State group, Tokyoites were asked whether others share some culpability in his death.
Veteran mourned by freelancer support group
The murder of Kenji Goto highlights the dangers facing freelance journalists around the globe who bravely report from the world's most dangerous conflict zones — but without the institutional backup enjoyed by full-time reporters at mainstream media organizations. Goto was a part of this loose, ...
The following is a chronology of major events related to the Islamic State hostage crisis. July 28, 2014: Self-styled security contractor Haruna Yukawa enters Syria from Turkey by land. Aug. 8: The United States begins airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq. Aug. 14: A man ...
Crime and punishment: Abe's Mideast crisis
In general, crime prevention is a good thing — it helps stop crime. By punishing people for minor transgressions, you stop them from committing larger misdemeanors and discourage crime overall. If the principle is applied blindly, however, it can produce some awkward results. Tokyo police ...
Here is a brief summary of the major events that have led up to the current hostage crisis involving Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto. July 28: Haruna Yukawa, with the ambition of working as a private military contractor, returns to the Middle East. Aug. 14: During ...
Arab envoys in Japan condemn Islamic State killing of hostage Haruna Yukawa
Arab ambassadors to Japan released a joint statement condemning the murder of Haruna Yukawa by Islamic State militants and urging the immediate release of the group's other Japanese hostage, Kenji Goto. "The Council of Arab Ambassadors accredited to Japan would like to condemn in the ...
DPJ questions Abe's timing of Mideast aid
The opposition camp presses Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his decision to announce millions of dollars in nonmilitary aid to countries battling the Islamic State group at a time when Japanese citizens were known to be among its captives.
