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(7)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), whose son Noriaki is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, and Yosuke Imai, Noriaki's elder brother, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 9.

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(8)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speak to reporters April 9 in front of their house in Chitose, Hokkaido.

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(6)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Yosuke Koriyama, whose elder brother Soichiro Koriyama is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speaks to reporters April 8 in the town of Sadowara, Miyagaki Prefectue.

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Senior Vice Foreign Minister Aisawa leaves for Jordan

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa leaves Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 9 for Jordan to supervise local operations at the Japanese Embassy there in connection with a hostage incident in which three Japanese are being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen.

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Foreign Minister Kawaguchi meets with hostage families

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) meets with family members of three Japanese being held captive by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 9.

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Koizumi says no SDF pull out from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters April 9 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo about a hostage incident in which three Japanese have been captured by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen.

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(5)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Noriaki Imai (R), one of three Japanese taken hostage by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, is seen talking with House of Concillors lawmaker Atsuo Nakamura at Nakamura's office April 2, one day before Imai left for Iraq. Photo was taken from Nakamura's Internet homepage.

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Foreign Minister Kawaguchi meets with hostage families

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) meets with family members of three Japanese being held captive by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 9. (Kyodo)

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(2)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), one of three Japanese hostages taken by a militant group calling itself the Saraya al-Mujahideen (Mujahideen Brigades), is seen working as a medical volunteer in northwestern India in this photo taken in February 2001, after the area was hit by a major quake. (Kyodo)

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(1)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Nahoko Takato, 34, seen in this photo taken on Feb. 26, is among three Japanese hostages taken by a militant group identifying itself as the Saraya al-Mujahideen (Mujahideen Brigades). The Arabic satellite news channel Al-Jazeera showed video footage of the three Japanese on April 8. (Kyodo)

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Senior Vice Foreign Minister Aisawa leaves for Jordan

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa leaves Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 9 for Jordan to supervise local operations at the Japanese Embassy there in connection with a hostage incident in which three Japanese are being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi says no SDF pull out from Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters April 9 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo about a hostage incident in which three Japanese have been captured by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen. (Kyodo)

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(8)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speak to reporters April 9 in front of their house in Chitose, Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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(7)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Naoko Imai (R), whose son Noriaki is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, and Yosuke Imai, Noriaki's elder brother, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 9. (Kyodo)

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(6)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Yosuke Koriyama, whose elder brother Soichiro Koriyama is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speaks to reporters April 8 in the town of Sadowara, Miyagi Prefectue. (Kyodo)

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(5)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Noriaki Imai (R), one of three Japanese taken hostage by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, is seen talking with House of Concillors lawmaker Atsuo Nakamura at Nakamura's office April 2, one day before Imai left for Iraq. Photo was taken from Nakamura's Internet homepage. (Kyodo)

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(4)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Noriaki Imai, 18, seen in this file photo, is among three Japanese taken hostage by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen. (Kyodo)

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(3)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Soichiro Koriyama, 32, seen is this photo taken in Manila in January, is among the three Japanese hostages captured by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen. Qatari satellite news channel Al-Jazeera aired video footage of the three on April 8. (Kyodo)