(dpa) - A video released Saturday purportedly shows an image of the body of one of two Japanese hostages after members of the Islamic State jihadist group beheaded him following Japan's decision not to meet a ransom deadline.
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2015 (AFP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday denounced as "heinous and despicable" the apparent beheading of a second Japanese hostage by the Islamic State group, as global leaders denounced the jihadists.
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2015 (AFP) - Japan's deputy foreign minister has said negotiations with the Islamic State group threatening to execute a Jordanian pilot and a Japanese journalist have become "deadlocked", local media reported Saturday.