Aisawa complains of late release of Japanese hostages

Aisawa complains of late release of Japanese hostages

AMMAN, Jordan - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa talks with reporters in Amman on April 13. He expressed dissatisfaction as three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq have yet to be released, compared with Koreans and other countries' people already freed by militant groups.

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