Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Japanese singer Myu attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2018, calling for the release of her husband Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group. Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Oct. 23, 2018 that Yasuda has most likely been released.

The 'praying' flippers

The 'praying' flippers

KOBE, Japan - Harbor seal Myu puts her flippers together as instructed by a zookeeper at Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe on Feb. 17, 2011.

Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Wife of journalist Jumpei Yasuda

Japanese singer Myu attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2018, calling for the release of her husband Jumpei Yasuda, a freelance journalist who went missing in Syria in 2015 and was feared held captive by a militant group. Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Oct. 23, 2018 that Yasuda has most likely been released. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

The 'praying' flippers

The 'praying' flippers

KOBE, Japan - Harbor seal Myu puts her flippers together as instructed by a zookeeper at Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe on Feb. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

Wife of freed journalist speaks

Wife of freed journalist speaks

Singer Myu, the wife of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, speaks to the media in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2018, following his return to Japan after more than three years of captivity in Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wife of missing Japanese journalist

Wife of missing Japanese journalist

Japanese singer Myu speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2018, calling for the release of her husband Jumpei Yasuda, a Japanese freelance journalist who is believed to be held captive in Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo