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(1)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura responds to questions from reporters at his ministry on May 28 after an Iraqi Sunni militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, said on its website that Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since the group ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May, has died from injuries after being shot.

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(2)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since an Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May, answers questions from reporters at his home in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, on May 28 about his elder brother.

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Iraqi video on convoy attack likely genuine: Japan official

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Saito, younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been taken captive by the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sunnah Army, speaks to reporters in Chiba on May 15 after the group released a video on its website showing the scene of the attack that led to Saito's capture.

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(3)Iraqi militants show firefight scene on web video

TOKYO, Japan - This image taken from a video released on May 15 on the website of the militant Iraqi group Ansar al-Sunnah Army shows several motor vehicles left in flames after being attacked by the group. The group said in a web message posted on May 9 that it had captured Japanese security guard Akihiko Saito after ambushing a five-vehicle convoy near Hit, western Iraq.

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(2)Iraqi militants show firefight scene on web video

TOKYO, Japan - This image taken from a video released on May 15 on the website of the militant Iraqi group Ansar al-Sunnah Army shows members of the group armed with guns walking around the scene where they attacked a five-vehicle convoy near Hit, western Iraq on May 8.

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(1)Iraqi militants show firefight scene on web video

TOKYO, Japan - This image taken from a video released on May 15 on the website of the militant Iraqi group Ansar al-Sunnah Army shows a motor vehicle engulfed in flames. The group said in a web message posted on May 9 that it had captured Japanese security guard Akihiko Saito after ambushing a five-vehicle convoy near Hit, western Iraq.

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Hostage incident won't affect SDF operation in Iraq: Ono

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono speaks to reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on May 10 after an Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, claimed on its website that it has captured a Japanese man named Akihiko Saito.

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(2)Japan unable to confirm if Saito has been taken hostage

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 10 about a hostage case in Iraq. An Iraqi insurgent group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, said on the Internet on May 9 that it had captured Akihiko Saito, a Japanese national who worked for the Iraqi branch of Hart, a British security firm based in Cyprus.

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(1)Leaflets threaten to kill Iraqis working for Japanese troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Pictured is a copy of leaflets threatening to kill Iraqis working for Japanese troops that have been found near the Japanese camp in the southern city of Samawah, local residents said Feb. 1. The leaflets, from the group named Ansar Sunnah, threatened to kill those working for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force unless they quit their ''anti-Islamic jobs'' in 72 hours.

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(1)Japan unable to confirm if Saito has been taken hostage

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a passport posted by an Iraqi insurgent group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, on its website on May 9. The passport is believed to be that of Akihiko Saito, who worked at a U.S. military base in western Iraq for more than a year for the Iraqi branch of Hart, a British security firm based in Cyprus. (Kyodo)

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Hostage incident won't affect SDF operation in Iraq: Ono

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono speaks to reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on May 10 after an Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, claimed on its website that it has captured a Japanese man named Akihiko Saito. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japan unable to confirm if Saito has been taken hostage

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 10 about a hostage case in Iraq. An Iraqi insurgent group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, said on the Internet on May 9 that it had captured Akihiko Saito, a Japanese national who worked for the Iraqi branch of Hart, a British security firm based in Cyprus. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi video on convoy attack likely genuine: Japan official

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Saito, younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been taken captive by the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sunnah Army, speaks to reporters in Chiba on May 15 after the group released a video on its website showing the scene of the attack that led to Saito's capture. (Kyodo)

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(3)Iraqi militants show firefight scene on web video

TOKYO, Japan - This image taken from a video released on May 15 on the website of the militant Iraqi group Ansar al-Sunnah Army shows several motor vehicles left in flames after being attacked by the group. The group said in a web message posted on May 9 that it had captured Japanese security guard Akihiko Saito after ambushing a five-vehicle convoy near Hit, western Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(1)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura responds to questions from reporters at his ministry on May 28 after an Iraqi Sunni militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, said on its website that Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since the group ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May, has died from injuries after being shot. (Kyodo)

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(3)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

TOKYO, Japan - An Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, has posted on its website images of the passport of Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since the group ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May. (Kyodo)

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(2)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since an Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May, answers questions from reporters at his home in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, on May 28 about his elder brother. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iraqi militants show firefight scene on web video

TOKYO, Japan - This image taken from a video released on May 15 on the website of the militant Iraqi group Ansar al-Sunnah Army shows members of the group armed with guns walking around the scene where they attacked a five-vehicle convoy near Hit, western Iraq on May 8. (Kyodo)

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(1)Iraqi militants show firefight scene on web video

TOKYO, Japan - This image taken from a video released on May 15 on the website of the militant Iraqi group Ansar al-Sunnah Army shows a motor vehicle engulfed in flames. The group said in a web message posted on May 9 that it had captured Japanese security guard Akihiko Saito after ambushing a five-vehicle convoy near Hit, western Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(1)Leaflets threaten to kill Iraqis working for Japanese troops

SAMAWAH, Iraq - Pictured is a copy of leaflets threatening to kill Iraqis working for Japanese troops that have been found near the Japanese camp in the southern city of Samawah, local residents said Feb. 1. The leaflets, from the group named Ansar Sunnah, threatened to kill those working for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force unless they quit their ''anti-Islamic jobs'' in 72 hours. (Kyodo)