Japan struggling to confirm safety of hostages

Japan struggling to confirm safety of hostages

Media reporters gather in the evening of Jan. 22, 2015, in front of the Embassy of Japan in Amman, where Yasuhide Nakayama, a senior vice foreign minister, has been dispatched to join a task force to seek the release of two Japanese hostages the Islamic State group is threatening to kill. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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