Conflict-zone scribes fear fallout from intrepid journalist's death
The tragic death of Kenji Goto highlights a dilemma that the journalism community in Japan has long struggled with: how much of a risk reporters should take on when working in dangerous conflict zones. Goto, who was 47, set up a one-man news agency called ...
Islamic State hostage Kenji Goto mourned by family and friends
A video posted online early Sunday morning that shows what appears to be the beheaded corpse of Islamic State group hostage Kenji Goto has left his family and friends speechless and in anguish. Goto's 78-year-old mother, Junko Ishido, was barely able to speak as she ...
On the Internet, opinion swings against hostages
As the lives of two Japanese appeared to hang in the balance Thursday, their plight touched off a range of responses on the Internet, with many sniping at them for choosing to go to a war zone and others urging understanding. A video posted Tuesday ...
Japan turns to Jordan, Turkey in desperate efforts to secure Islamic State hostage pair's release
The Japanese government regards Jordan and Turkey as key allies in its efforts to establish a negotiation channel for securing the release of two Japanese citizens held captive by the Islamic State militant group, which has threatened to execute the pair if a massive ...
Syria promises to do best to save Japanese believed held by militants
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said his country will do its best to save the life of a Japanese man believed to have been captured earlier this month in northern Syria by the extremist Islamic State militant group. In what is believed to be ...
North African countries have been a magnet for Western and Japanese businesses thanks to sizeable gas and oil deposits, proximity to the European market and the potential of their internal markets driven by young, growing populations. Some firms, however, are re-evaluating the benefits versus the ...
Naming slain captives raises privacy issues
The victims' right to privacy was pitted against the public's right to know as the media pressed for the names of the Algerian hostage crisis victims to be disclosed while the government and JGC Corp. remained tight-lipped, but Tokyo finally caved Friday, revealing the ...
Victims and survivors return from Algeria
The bodies of nine of the 10 Japanese killed in the hostage crisis at an Algerian natural gas plant are flown back to Tokyo, along with seven survivors.
Nine slain hostages being flown home; 10th victim ID'd
The final missing Japanese worker in the hostage crisis at an Algerian natural gas complex is confirmed dead from the remains of various victims taken to Algiers.
Algeria confirms Japanese hostages killed
An unknown number of Japanese taken hostage at a gas drilling complex were killed or are missing, Algeria tells Tokyo after terminating the Islamic attackers.
Abe strikes control pose as Japan scrambles for information
With the whereabouts of 10 of the 17 Japanese taken hostage at a gas complex in Algeria still unknown, the government desperately tries to gather more information.
Abe confirms cooperation with Britain over Algeria hostage crisis
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and British Premier David Cameron confirmed their cooperation over the ongoing Algeria hostage crisis during a telephone conversation Saturday evening. Speaking to reporters afterward, Abe said he and Cameron shared their concern that the situation remains "unpredictable" and that many people, ...
