Mother of Japanese hostage pleads for son's release

Junko Ishido, mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2015, as a deadline set by his captors approaches. Ishido pleaded for her son's release saying, "I wish he could set foot in his homeland (again)." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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