Journalist captured in Iraq urges gov't to protect nationals

Journalist captured in Iraq urges gov't to protect nationals

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who returned to Japan after being held and freed by an armed group in Iraq, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 28. He urged the government to fulfill its responsibility to protect Japanese nationals, while clarifying his own responsibility in going to a war-torn country.

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