(2)Japan seeks to rescue hostage in Iraq, no troop pullout

(2)Japan seeks to rescue hostage in Iraq, no troop pullout

NOGATA, Japan - Masumi Koda (L), flanked by his wife Setsuko, reads a statement near his house in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, asking the government for help in securing the release of his 24-year-old son Shosei, who has been held hostage in Iraq by a radical group linked to the al-Qaida network.

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