Japan struggling to confirm safety of hostages

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2015, to announce Japan has yet to confirm the safety of two men held hostage by the Islamic State militant group as a 72-hour deadline for paying a $200 million ransom for their lives is set to expire in the afternoon of the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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