Haruna Yukawa

Islamic State says it has beheaded second Japanese hostage Goto

Islamic State militants said on Saturday they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Ken...

Jan 31, 2015 07:17 PM EST

Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands hostage release

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist ...

Jan 24, 2015 07:30 PM EST

Islamic State threatens two Japanese captives in video

The militant Islamic State group, which holds territory in Iraq and Syria, issued a video online on ...

Jan 20, 2015 04:05 AM EST