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Aleppo governor to support efforts for release of Japanese

ALEPPO, Syria - Mohammad Wahid Akkad, governor of Aleppo in northern Syria, says he is willing to support efforts for the release of Haruna Yukawa, a Japanese man believed to have been captured by the extremist Islamic State militant group, during an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 21, 2014, in Aleppo.

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Site of border crossing near Syria shown

KILIS, Turkey - The Oncupinar border crossing in southern Turkey, through which Japanese businessman Haruna Yukawa allegedly captured by Islamic State militants is believed to have entered Syria, is shown in this photo taken on Aug. 19, 2014.

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Japan says online image of hostage's body likely authentic

Junko Ishido, the mother of Kenji Goto, one of two Japanese taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State, speaks to reporters at her home in Koganei, western Tokyo, in early hours of Jan. 25, 2015, after an image of her son was posted online. The image shows Goto holding a picture purportedly showing Haruna Yukawa, the other hostage, has been executed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian man says he saw 2 Japanese hostages killed by IS

Photo taken April 2, 2015, shows a Syrian man discussing video footage of Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, two Japanese hostages killed by the Islamic State militant group earlier in the year. The man has revealed that he stayed with the two and delivered food to them in a cell for foreign captives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Syrian man says he saw 2 Japanese hostages killed by IS

Photo taken April 2, 2015, shows a Syrian man discussing video footage of Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, two Japanese hostages killed by the Islamic State militant group earlier in the year. The man has revealed that he stayed with the two and delivered food to them in a cell for foreign captives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People gather to mourn hostages Yukawa, Goto

More than 200 people gather in front of JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2015, to mourn Japanese hostages Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, who were killed by Islamic State militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People gather to mourn hostages Yukawa, Goto

Participants pray for Japanese hostages Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, who were killed by Islamic State militants, during a rally in front of JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Islamic State posts video showing beheaded Japan hostage

Shoichi Yukawa (R), the father of Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese hostages believed to have been executed by Islamic State militants, speaks to reporters at his home in Chiba on Feb. 1, 2015, after a new video image purportedly showing the beheaded body of the other hostage Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist, was posted online. Shoichi Yukawa asked that his face not be shown. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan says online image of hostage's body likely authentic

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2015, following the release of an image purporting to show that one of the two Japanese hostages being held by a group believed to be Islamic State had been killed. Suga said Tokyo had "no reasons so far to deny the killing" of Haruna Yukawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan says online image of hostage's body likely authentic

Junko Ishido, the mother of Kenji Goto, one of two Japanese taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State, speaks to reporters at her home in Koganei, western Tokyo, on Jan. 25, 2015, after an image of her son was posted online. The image shows Goto holding a picture purportedly showing Haruna Yukawa, the other hostage, has been executed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan says online image of hostage's body likely authentic

Shoichi Yukawa (front), the father of Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese taken hostage by a group believed to be Islamic State, speaks to reporters at his home in Chiba on Jan. 25, 2015, after an image purporting to show his son has been executed was posted online. Shoichi Yukawa asked that his face not be shown. (Pool photo by Asahi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan says online image of hostage's body likely authentic

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves a facility of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 25, 2015, after appearing on a political debate program. Abe said in the program it is highly likely that an image purporting to show the death of Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese hostages being held by a group believed to be Islamic State, is authentic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan says online image of hostage's body likely authentic

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves a facility of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 25, 2015, after appearing on a political debate program. Abe said in the program it is highly likely that an image purporting to show the death of Haruna Yukawa, one of two Japanese hostages being held by a group believed to be Islamic State, is authentic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fate of 2 Japanese captives remains unknown

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2015, after gathering information on the fate of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, who were taken hostage by a group claiming to be Islamic State militants operating in Syria and Iraq. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fate of 2 Japanese captives remains unknown

Reporters continue gathering around the Japanese Embassy in Amman, Jordan, where the local headquarters in charge of the hostage crisis by Islamic State militants is set up, on Jan. 24, 2015. The fate of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, who were taken hostage by a group claiming to be Islamic State militants operating in Syria and Iraq, remains unknown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aid supply trucks at Turkey-Syria checkpoint

Trucks loaded with aid supplies wait in line to pass southern Turkey's Kilis checkpoint bordering with Syria on Jan. 21, 2015. Japanese freelance journalist Kenji Goto used the crossing to get into Syria before he was captured by Islamic State militants. Another Japanese Haruna Yukawa is also being held hostage by the group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to seek release of 2 hostages

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, regarding two Japanese men held by the Islamic State militant group. Suga said it is believed that the hostages are Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to seek release of 2 hostages

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2015, regarding two Japanese men held by the Islamic State militant group. Suga said it is believed that the hostages are Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aleppo governor to support efforts for release of Japanese

ALEPPO, Syria - Mohammad Wahid Akkad, governor of Aleppo in northern Syria, says he is willing to support efforts for the release of Haruna Yukawa, a Japanese man believed to have been captured by the extremist Islamic State militant group, during an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 21, 2014, in Aleppo. (Kyodo)

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Site of border crossing near Syria shown

KILIS, Turkey - The Oncupinar border crossing in southern Turkey, through which Japanese businessman Haruna Yukawa allegedly captured by Islamic State militants is believed to have entered Syria, is shown in this photo taken on Aug. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)