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2 freed Japanese say Iraq ordeal different from 3 hostages

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe, recently released by an armed group in Iraq from three days in captivity, speak to reporters at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo April 27 about their ordeal.

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2 released Japanese captives arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe, a human rights activist released April 17 by their armed Iraqi captors after three days in captivity, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 20.

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Two Japanese hostages released in Iraq return home

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe (L), a human rights activist, and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda speak to reporters at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 20 after arriving there from Amman via Moscow. The two were released on April 17 in Baghdad after being held for three days by an unidentified armed group.

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(2)2 ex-Japanese captives in Iraq head home from Amman

AMMAN, Jordan - Human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe, one of the two Japanese civilians released April 17 by a militant group in Iraq, prepares to leave Amman international airport April 19 for Japan.

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2 freed Japanese apologize for causing trouble

AMMAN, Jordan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe speak to reporters at a hotel in Amman on April 18 after arriving there from Baghdad, where they were released by a militant group. They apologized for causing trouble stemming from their captivity.

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(2)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

ASHIKAGA, Japan - Kunio (L) and Kazue Watanabe, parents of Nobutaka Watanabe, one of two Japanese men released in Iraq, speak of their joy and relief outside their house in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 17.

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Cleric Kubaisi meets press

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abdel Salem Al Kubaisi of the Islamic Clerics Association speaks to reporters at a Baghdad mosque April 17 after Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda and activist Nobutaka Watanabe were freed after they were kidnapped near the Iraqi capital.

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(1)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Japanese civilians held hostage and released in Baghdad on April 17 -- human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe (L) and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda -- talk to each other in a photo taken at a Baghdad restaurant on March 25.

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(3)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - File photo shows Japanese human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe who was released by an armed group in Baghdad on April 17.

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2 freed Japanese say Iraq ordeal different from 3 hostages

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe, recently released by an armed group in Iraq from three days in captivity, speak to reporters at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo April 27 about their ordeal. (Kyodo)

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Two Japanese hostages released in Iraq return home

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe (L), a human rights activist, and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda speak to reporters at Narita airport, northeast of Tokyo, on April 20 after arriving there from Amman via Moscow. The two were released on April 17 in Baghdad after being held for three days by an unidentified armed group. (Kyodo)

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Cleric Kubaisi meets press

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abdel Salem Al Kubaisi of the Islamic Clerics Association speaks to reporters at a Baghdad mosque April 17 after Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda and activist Nobutaka Watanabe were freed after they were kidnapped near the Iraqi capital. (Kyodo)

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2 released Japanese captives arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe, a human rights activist released April 17 by their armed Iraqi captors after three days in captivity, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 20. (Kyodo)

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2 freed Japanese apologize for causing trouble

AMMAN, Jordan - Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda (L) and human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe speak to reporters at a hotel in Amman on April 18 after arriving there from Baghdad, where they were released by a militant group. They apologized for causing trouble stemming from their captivity. (Kyodo)

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(3)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - File photo shows Japanese human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe who was released by an armed group in Baghdad on April 17. (Kyodo)

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(3)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - File photo shows Japanese human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe who was released by an armed group in Baghdad on April 17. (Kyodo)

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(2)Parents rejoice at release of 2 Japanese in Iraq

ASHIKAGA, Japan - Kunio (L) and Kazue Watanabe, parents of Nobutaka Watanabe, one of two Japanese men released in Iraq, speak of their joy and relief outside their house in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 17. (Kyodo)

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(2)2 ex-Japanese captives in Iraq head home from Amman

AMMAN, Jordan - Human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe, one of the two Japanese civilians released April 17 by a militant group in Iraq, prepares to leave Amman international airport April 19 for Japan. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 Japanese released at Baghdad mosque

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Japanese civilians held hostage and released in Baghdad on April 17 -- human rights activist Nobutaka Watanabe (L) and freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda -- talk to each other in a photo taken at a Baghdad restaurant on March 25. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 more Japanese reported kidnapped in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Nobutaka Watanabe is among two Japanese reportedly kidnapped in suburban Baghdad April 14. Watanabe, a 36-year-old member of a nongovernmental organization, and Jumpei Yasuda, a 30-year-old freelance journalist, failed to return to their Baghdad apartment. (Kyodo)