Islamic State posts video showing beheaded Japan hostage

Junko Ishido, the 78-year-old mother of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State militants, speaks to reporters in Koganei, western Tokyo, on Feb. 1, 2015, after a new video image purportedly showing the beheaded body of Goto was posted online. She said, "I'm so upset that I can't find the right words," (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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